Food Chain Gizmo Assessment

21 September 2023
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If a disease strikes the snake population in the food chain shown, what will be the initial effect on the populations of hawks and rabbits?
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D. The population of hawks will decrease. The population of rabbits will increase.
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In the stable food chain shown below, what would you expect to happen initially if you were to suddenly double the population of rabbits?
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C. The grass population would decrease. The snake population and hawk population would increase.
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What event within the food chain might lead to the graph shown below?
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A. A disease in the population of rabbits.
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What most likely caused the rabbit population to decrease over the first time unit shown in the following graph?
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D. A higher than normal population of snakes.
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Trapping has severely reduced the population of rabbits in an ecosystem, as shown in the bar graph below. What is the most likely effect this will have on other organisms?
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A. The snake population will decrease rapidly and the grass population will increase rapidly.