Question

Imagine this scenario. During the spring and summer the old growth forest has been plagued

with wildfires. The ground litter as well as the leaves on the trees have been burned. Only very
young trees are destroyed in the fire though; the old growth trees still stand. How would this
impact the green and brown beetle population, if at all?
(1 point)
Since the leaf litter and small trees burned, we would expect a decline in the brown beetle
population.
The wildfires destroyed all food sources for the beetles; we would expect to see a decline in both
green and brown beetles.
Due to the wildfires, the entire beetle population would decline because they would not longer be
camouflaged from predators.
The leaves will be destroyed and the green beetle population would decline because they would
no longer be camouflaged from predators.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Since the wildfires destroyed the leaf litter and small trees, the brown beetles would likely experience a decline in their population as their habitat and food sources have been greatly reduced. The green beetles may also be impacted as their camouflage may be less effective without the cover of the leaves. Therefore, we would expect to see a decline in both green and brown beetle populations due to the wildfires.