Nathan is an ecologist. He's studying the effect of secondary consumers on primary consumers. His current research focuses on a population of blue jays and crows. They eat caterpillars and mice. If the number of blue jays increases, what are the likely effects on other populations?

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Timothy Bautista

2 November, 22:16

Nathan is an ecologist. He's studying the effect of secondary consumers on primary consumers. His current research focuses on a population of blue jays and crows. They eat caterpillars and mice. If the number of blue jays increases, what are the likely effects on other populations?

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Susan Trujillo · Answer 1

Blue jays have caterpillars and mice as their food. An increase in the blue jay population will cause a decrease in the caterpillar and mice population since more blue jays will eat caterpillars and mice. As time passes, the blue jays will have a problem finding food since the caterpillar and mice population has decreased, so the blue jay population will eventually lower as well.