1. Which organisms are carnivores? Herbivores? Omnivores? 2. If the ecosystem is balanced, which populations should be the largest? The smallest? 3. Imagine a group of hunters kills half of the rabbit population. How will the other organisms be affected? 4. Imagine disease kills 85 percent of the wolf population. How will the other organisms be affected? 5. Imagine a foreign mountain lion species is introduced into the ecosystem. How will the other organisms be affected?

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Biology

Jack Gardner

16 March, 07:03

1. Which organisms are carnivores? Herbivores? Omnivores? 2. If the ecosystem is balanced, which populations should be the largest? The smallest? 3. Imagine a group of hunters kills half of the rabbit population. How will the other organisms be affected? 4. Imagine disease kills 85 percent of the wolf population. How will the other organisms be affected? 5. Imagine a foreign mountain lion species is introduced into the ecosystem. How will the other organisms be affected?

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Enzo Ponce · Answer 1

1. Carnivors eat meat, Herbevores eat plants, omnivores eat both.

2. Plant popultaion should be largest, Animal the smallest,

3. Carnivores will be less and plants will be more.

4. less plants and more plant eating prey that wolves would eat.

5 More would die allowing more or less plant/plant eater growth depending on wether the lions attack large or small prey.