Question

if a food web has more predators than prey species what will likely happen: prey species will increase in population to meet the demand of the predators predators will begin to consume producers predators will eventually run out of food and decrease in population producers will begin to consume predators

Explanation:

In a food - web, predators rely on prey for food. With more predators than prey, the prey will be over - hunted. Since there is not enough prey to sustain the large number of predators, the predators will eventually run out of food and their population will decrease. Producers are plants that make their own food through photosynthesis and do not consume predators. Predators are not adapted to consume producers as their primary food source. Also, the prey species will not be able to increase in population to meet the demand of a large number of predators due to predation pressure.

Answer:

predators will eventually run out of food and decrease in population