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grasshoppers and rabbits eat grass. how will grasshopper immigration affect an ecosystem that supports rabbits as the primary consumer?
question 3 (from ethe worth 1 points)
the grasshopper population will decrease
the rabbit population will decrease
the rabbit population stays the same
the rabbit population will increase
When grasshoppers immigrate, they compete with rabbits for grass (a shared food resource). With more grasshoppers eating grass, there is less grass available for rabbits. As a result, the rabbit population, which depends on grass as a food source, will decrease due to insufficient food.
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The rabbit population will decrease.