Question

If blue crabs dropped out of the food chain, would you expect to see a decline in any other organisms of the Bay? which organisms?

Answer 1

You would expect to see a decline in eels, drums, spots, Atlantic croakers, striped bass, sea trout, and catfish because crabs are an important food source. If the dropped of the food chain the predators population will decrease and the secondary and primary organisms will increase

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Answer 2

Any organism that eats the blue crab will decline.

Step-by-step explanation:

If blue crabs dropped out of the food chain, I would expect to see a decline in eels, drums, spots, Atlantic croakers, striped bass, sea trout, and catfish because crabs are an important food source for these organisms. Some sharks, cownose rays, Kemp’s riddley, and loggerhead sea turtles also eat on blue crabs at different stages of life. If blue crabs dropped out of the food chain, it is possible that population with decline in any of these organism from the Bay.