Question

the diagram shows how energy flows through a prairie food web. if all the grasshoppers were removed, how many organisms would lose a source of energy? seven six four five

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze food - web connections

Check which organisms directly consume grasshoppers.

Step2: Count affected organisms

From the food - web, spiders, praying mantises, and garter snakes consume grasshoppers. Also, the organisms that consume these middle - level consumers (hawk) would be indirectly affected as their prey might decline. In total, four organisms (spiders, praying mantises, garter snakes, hawk) would be affected in terms of energy source.

Answer:

Four