The following food web is from an ocean ecosystem.
A food web from an ocean ecosystem. The food web shows that sea urchins consume kelp, otters consume sea urchins, zooplankton consume phytoplankton, kelp bass (fish) consume kelp and zooplankton, and bacteria decompose otters, kelp bass, and zooplankton.
A food web from an ocean ecosystem. The food web shows that sea urchins consume kelp, otters consume sea urchins, zooplankton consume phytoplankton, kelp bass (fish) consume kelp and zooplankton, and bacteria decompose otters, kelp bass, and zooplankton.
On a short timescale, what is most likely to happen if the otter population gets smaller?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) The sea urchin population will get larger.
A
The sea urchin population will get larger.
(Choice B) The kelp bass population will get larger.
B
The kelp bass population will get larger.
(Choice C) The kelp population will get larger.
C
The kelp population will get larger.