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- there is often green algae that grows on the underside of sea ice. how would the food web in the arctic most likely be affected by the loss of sea ice due to climate change? a there would be an increase in producers b there would be a decrease in primary consumers c there would be an increase in predators d there would be a decrease in parasitism
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Green algae on sea - ice are producers. Loss of sea - ice means loss of habitat for these algae, reducing their numbers. Primary consumers that feed on these algae will have less food, leading to a decrease in their population.
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b. there would be a decrease in primary consumers