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Because if everything was trying to eat everything then our animals would be extinct

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Q: How do food chains help keep the animal population balanced?
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Is animal food pyramid the same as energy pyramid?

food chains


How are grassland's animals climate and plants connected?

In an ecosystem the existence of animals is linked with their food chains. In a balanced ecosystem, the population of herbivores and carnivores should be proportionate. The climate of a particular ecosystem determines its animal types and their population.


Do any food chains end with herbivores?

No because a food chain ends with an animal eating another animal


What would happen if the food chain isen't balanced?

in the food chain is unbalanced then the animal's population or plant's population numbers would decrease. Then either die off of extinction or the numbers would increase once again.


Why is it more common to find short food chains than long food chains?

The predator of one animal is usually very strong, making it hard for another animal to adapt to preying on it.


Can animals belong to several food chains?

Well in my ways each animal belongs to one food chains first there would be the carnivors and then herbivors and plants. Herbivor means and is an animal that eats plants. Carnivor is an animal that eats meat.


What are the animals that are in some food chains?

Every animal is part of some food chain.


Why do short food chains encourage people to become vegetarians?

Short food chains mean that your food is close to the source. All food ultimately comes from plants. If you eat a vegetarian animal, it was raised on plants. If you eat a carnivorous animal, you are eating an animal who has eaten another animal who ate a plant. Eating a carnivorous animal makes you part of a longer food chain than if you eat plants directly.


What are food chains that overlap?

food chains that overlap I think are called overlapping food chains. Food chains that overlap are called overlapping food chains.


Why is an endangered animal important?

because then the food chain is not going to be balanced then they will be extinct


What will happen in food chain There Was An Increase In The Hawk Population?

The hawk, depending on where it Is in the food chain, will decrease the amount of animals below it i.e. rabbits, squirrels, ect. and/or it will be over populating the animal above it on the food chain therefore making the food chain and way of life not balanced.


What affect would an animal going extinct in the Antarctica food chains have?

Affect? Affect? Not affect- disaster!