Question

The picture below shows the relationship between organisms that live in a valley.

rats eaten by snakes
snakes eaten by eagles
Suppose the temperature of this ecosystem is unusually warm one year and the number of snakes greatly increases. What will most likely happen?
A.
The number of rats will increase.
B.
The number of rats will decrease.
C.
The number of eagles will stay the same.
D.
The number of eagles will decrease.

Answer 1

Answer:B

Explanation: Since there’s more snakes they’ll outweigh the rats and end up eating them until they’re gone unless the snake population decreases