The following food web is from a freshwater lake ecosystem.
A food web from a freshwater lake ecosystem. The food web shows that water fleas consume green algae, rotifers consume green algae, shiners (fish) consume water fleas, copepods consume golden algae and rotifers, and bacteria decompose shiners (fish), water fleas, and copepods.
A food web from a freshwater lake ecosystem. The food web shows that water fleas consume green algae, rotifers consume green algae, shiners (fish) consume water fleas, copepods consume golden algae and rotifers, and bacteria decompose shiners (fish), water fleas, and copepods.
On a short timescale, what is most likely to happen if the water flea population gets larger?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) The shiner population will get smaller.
A
The shiner population will get smaller.
(Choice B) The green algae population will get smaller.
B
The green algae population will get smaller.
(Choice C) The rotifer population will get larger.
C
The rotifer population will get larger.