Question

scientists have been studying the size of three populations in a grassland. in this ecosystem, snakes eat rats, and rats eat grasshoppers. the data showed that all three populations were stable. then the grasshopper population decreased suddenly. what will likely happen to the size of the rat population as a result? grasshopper population decreased rat population? snake population

Explanation:

Step1: Identify food - source relationship

Rats eat grasshoppers. Grasshopper population decreased.

Step2: Analyze impact on rat population

With less food (grasshoppers), rat population will decrease.

Answer:

The size of the rat population will decrease.