Question

in a south carolina salt marsh, cordgrass provides food and shelter for many animals. what role does cordgrass play in this ecosystem?
decomposer
consumer
producer
heterotroph

if a population of deer increases rapidly in a forest, what is the most likely short - term effect on the producers in that ecosystem?
a. producers will increase due to more grazing.
b. producers will decrease due to overfeeding.
c. producers will stay the same due to balance.
d. producers will change into consumers.

a
b
c
d

Explanation:

1. Cordgrass is a plant. Plants are producers as they can perform photosynthesis to create their own food.
2. Deer are herbivores (consumers). If deer population increases rapidly, they will overfeed on producers (plants in the forest). So producers will decrease in short - term.

Answer:

1. producer
2. B. Producers will decrease due to overfeeding.