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What will happen to all the plants and herbivores if all predators were killed?
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Why predators play an important role in any ecosystem?
Here is a simple but concise answer to your complex question. Ecosystems require carnivores for balance. Without carnivores, plants are are devastated by a surplus of herbivores, and thus cannot survive. This in turn threatens the herbivores with starvation, which is a much more painful death than being preyed upon by carnivores. Essentially, carnivores prevent plants from being wiped out by excessive herbivores, and save said herbivores from starving. By eating them. Sounds harsh, but the alternative is ecological collapse.
What are herbivores which eat producers?
Herbivores eat plants, and plants are producers. So, all herbivores eat producers.
Can herbivores eat herbivores?
No. Herbivores eat only plants which is why they are called herbivores. A creature that eats plants AND meat is considered omnivorous (an omnivore).
Green plants are herbivores?
No green plants are not herbivores they actually olny need sunlight and water to grow.
To protect themselves what compound can plants produce?
Some herbivores have evolved ways to hijack plant defenses to their own benefit, by sequestering these chemicals and using them to protect themselves from predators. Plant defenses against herbivores are generally not complete so plants also tend to evolve some tolerance to herbivory.
what are the disadvantages of culling?
if we killed predators,there will be more herbivores and plants will not be enough for them .so, life cycle will not be organzied.
How does a coyote benefit from plants?
coyotes are predators that eat herbivores who in turn get sustenance from plants. this is a simple food chain
What might happen to herbivores that eat only plants that were growing there?
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What predators are present in the environment and how does the plant defends itself?
There are all sorts of predators in the environment for different species.If you are taking about plants then there are not many organisms that want to eat the plants because most predators are consumers and not herbivores , however there are diseases that hit the plants and they cant really protect themself.
How does the giraffe attack its prey?
Giraffes are not predators, they are herbivores. That is, they eat plants rather than attacking other animals.
What would happen to the environment if there were no consumers?
if all secondary consumers or predators will be killed.the population of herbivores will increase.there will be no living things.
Why predators play an important role in any ecosystem?
Here is a simple but concise answer to your complex question. Ecosystems require carnivores for balance. Without carnivores, plants are are devastated by a surplus of herbivores, and thus cannot survive. This in turn threatens the herbivores with starvation, which is a much more painful death than being preyed upon by carnivores. Essentially, carnivores prevent plants from being wiped out by excessive herbivores, and save said herbivores from starving. By eating them. Sounds harsh, but the alternative is ecological collapse.
What are herbivores which eat producers?
Herbivores eat plants, and plants are producers. So, all herbivores eat producers.
How do zebras hunt for their food?
Lions and hyenas are the most prominent predators
Why can't you live in a world where all living things were herbivores?
Herbivores only eat plants, and without any predators hunting the herbivores, they will continue to repopulate. Because of this continuous growth in herbivores, soon all the plants (everything for herbivores to eat), would be gone; since it will all have been eaten. Therefore, with plants dying, there is much less oxygen being produced, and eventually nothing could really live on this type of world.
Is grasshopper a predator?
Grasshoppers live in grassy areas and are known as herbivores which means they eat plants, so they will basically eat a variety of plants. Since plants are not animals then no, grasshoppers are not predators simply herbivores. A carnivore for example eats meat which means it would have to kill some living animal,- that would be considered a predator. To learn more about predators look up the food chain.
What will happen if there is no plants?
Plants are vital to survival of every living thing on earth! The worst things will happen if thre are no plants! I'll tell them to you in the right order. 1. limited oxygen... GASP! 2. No more food for herbivores...Sob 3. No more herbivores for carnivores... Waa 4. No more animals or plants for us... OMFG!
