Biology

Question

Assume that the owl was removed from the ecosystem due to habitat destruction.

a.

What would happen to the primary consumer population? Why?

Answer

The primary consumer population would decrease, as the owl was a predator of the primary consumers and its removal would reduce the amount of predation on the primary consumers.

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The removal of the owl from the ecosystem due to habitat destruction would have a direct effect on the primary consumer population. The owl was a predator of the...