Question

healthy ecosystems do not have the same number of each type of species. producers, such as grass and trees, have the largest number of organisms. this number decreases as you move up the food chain.
disruptions can cause imbalances in the ecosystem.
your ecosystem is experiencing an increase in the grasshopper population. add 10 additional yellow circles to your ecosystem on the card labeled \explore it! - part 1\.
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explore it! question 2
what do you think will happen to each population in your ecosystem due to this change?
the population of grasshoppers will ______ and the population of grass will...

Explanation:

The problem is about an ecosystem change (increase in grasshopper population). In an ecosystem, grasshoppers (herbivores) eat grass (producers). If grasshopper population increases (as we add 10 yellow circles representing them), more grass will be consumed. So grasshopper population initially increases (due to the addition), and grass population will decrease because more grasshoppers eat more grass. For the first blank (grasshopper population), since we are adding 10 grasshoppers, their population will increase (or be higher, or rise).

Answer:

The population of grasshoppers will increase (or "rise", "be higher", etc. - the key idea is an increase due to the 10 additional grasshoppers added to the ecosystem).