What happens if detritivores are removed from an ecosystem? The decomposition of organic matter would slow down, leading to nutrient accumulation in detritus form and potentially harming the ecosystem's health. 4 Why is detritus important in aquatic ecosystems? In aquatic systems, detritus serves as...
Describe what happens to an ecosystem when a keystone species is removed. What role do humans play in the extinction of species? How can the extinction of a bird species create a ripple effect through the rest of the ecosystem? What ...
What happens to dead phytoplankton and their waste? What group of arthropods does the silkworm moth belong to? What phylum do butterflies belong to? What occurs when decomposers feed on dead organisms? How do flatworms move? What is molted when an insect outgrows an exoskeleton? How do nemato...
aWhat happens with agriculture is that this web is interrupted. Instead of having herbivores eat the plants, the plants are protected for human consumption. This means that not only are plant eating animals excluded from the food web, but also carnivorous animals and even decomposers. However, ...
Algal blooms are episodes in which there is a sudden surge in the amount of algal growth that is taking place in a water body. They deplete the oxygen in a water body because decomposers use up oxygen as they break down dea...
How might a food web change if all decomposers were eliminated from it? How could the disappearance of bass fish from the lake's ecosystem in the following figure cause a decrease in the population of insect larvae in the lake? What happens when predators, such as wolves are ...