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Consider the following food chain:
Plants are eaten by grasshoppers, which are eaten by mice, which are eaten by snakes.

What would happen to the other members of the food chain if the plant population was wiped out?
a.
The populations of grasshoppers, mice, and snakes would increase.
b.
The populations of grasshoppers and mice would increase, while the population of snakes would decrease.
c.
The populations of grasshoppers would decrease, while the population of mice and snakes would increase.
d.
The populations of grasshoppers, mice, and snakes would decrease.

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Answer:

The population of grasshoppers. mice, and snakes would decrease.

Explanation:

If you remove something at the bottom of the food chain, it disrupts the rest of the chain. The grasshoppers need plants to survive and will die without them. Mice need grasshoppers to survive. Snakes need mice to survive.