Population Dynamics in Ecosystems

What would happen to the population of GRASS if the rabbits population decreased?

• The population of grass would remain the same.
• The population of grass would become extinct.
• The population of grass would decrease.
• The population of grass would increase.

What would happen to the population of WOLVES if the population of rabbits decreased?

• The population of wolves would remain unchanged.
• The population of wolves would likely decrease.
• The population of wolves would increase significantly.
• The population of wolves would migrate to another area.

If the rabbit population decreased what would happen to the population of inchworms?

• The population of inchworms may increase.
• The population of inchworms will become extinct.
• The population of inchworms will remain the same.
• The population of inchworms will decrease.

How would a decrease in algae affect the population of minnows?

• The population of minnows would remain unchanged.
• The population of minnows would likely decrease.
• The population of minnows would likely increase.
• The population of minnows would thrive due to less competition.

How would a decrease in the algae population affect the crawfish?

• The crawfish would start eating other plants.

• The crawfish population would likely decrease due to reduced food availability.
• The crawfish population would thrive due to increased competition.
• Crawfish population would not be affected.

If the population of crayfish decrease what would happen to the population of bluegill?

• The bluegill would increase due to more competition between its predators

• The bluegill would decrease due to less competition between its predators.

• The bluegill population would not be affected because if does eat or get eaten by crayfish.

• The bluegill population would decrease due to less food being available.

If the crab population decreased how would if affect the sea urchin population?

• The sea urchin population would become extinct.
• The sea urchin population would remain the same.
• The sea urchin population would decrease.
• The sea urchin population would likely increase.

How would the population of spotted sea trout be affect if the population of crabs decreased?

• The population of spotted sea trout will decrease.
• The population of spotted sea trout will remain unchanged.
• The population of spotted sea trout will become extinct.
• The population of spotted sea trout may increase.

If the crab population decreased how would the algae population be affected?

• The algae population would decrease.
• The algae population would likely increase.
• The algae population would remain unchanged.
• The algae population would become toxic.

How would an decrease in the population of toadfish affect the population of sea trout?

• The seat trout population would not be affected because they don't eat each other.

• The sea trout population would increase because of mutualism.

• The sea trout would decrease because of more predation from dolphins.

• The sea trout would increase in population because of more competition between dolphins.