Disruptions to Food Webs

What is an ecosystem?

• A type of plant found in rainforests

• Interaction of living and nonliving things in a habitat

• A specific type of animal habitat

• A collection of only living organisms

Why are spider monkeys important to the rainforest?

• They provide shelter for insects

• They control the population of plants

• They scare away predators

• They help in seed dispersal

What could happen if the spider monkey population declines?

• Increase in fruit production

• Increase in sloth population

• Decrease in forest growth

• More food for carnivores

What is the consequence of removing one species from a food web?

• It increases biodiversity

• It makes the ecosystem more stable

• It can disrupt the entire food web

• It has no significant impact

What usually happens after a natural disaster in an ecosystem?

• All species migrate immediately

• It changes forever immediately

• Species immediately thrive

• It can return to normal over time