Biology

Question

. CCC Patterns In Massachusetts, a team

of scientists studying great white sharks

estimates that a population of 15,000 seals

supports fewer than 100 sharks during the

summer. Why are there so few top-level

consumers in this system?

Answer

There are so few top-level consumers in this system because the population of seals is not large enough to support a larger population of sharks.

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The number of top-level consumers in an ecosystem is determined by the amount of available resources, such as food. In this case, the population...