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Which part of the food chain is affected by one animal becoming extinct?
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∙ 14y ago
The most directly affected of the food chain would be on the organism that used to eat the extinct animal and whatever the extinct organism used to eat. The whole entire food chain is ultimately affected.
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What part of the food chain is affected by one animal becoming extinct?
All of the food chain would become affected.
Is the lion becoming extinct?
no lions are on top of the food chain
The factors that disrupts the food chain?
One thing dying or becoming extinct
Why is an endangered animal important?
because then the food chain is not going to be balanced then they will be extinct
What affects the efficiency of energy transfer within an ecosystem?
Everything from climate to the food chain affects the efficiency of energy transfer in an ecosystem. The smallest changes, such as an animal becoming extinct, can have a very dramatic impact on the energy within an ecosystem.
Is the animal Siberian lynx at the top of the food chain?
no such thing as siberian lynx but iberian lynx is almost extinct not at the top
Should the southern African countries like Botswana south Africa and Zimbabwe that have restored their elephants herds be allowed to sell surplus ivory?
no because animal like elephant's are becoming extinct because they are being killed for their ivory and this will affect the food chain
What happens if all ladybirds are killed by pesticide?
If that did happen, then any animal that eats ladybugs would also be affected, and since all animals on the food chain are connected by consuming each other, down to the vegetarian animals, which would be affected by the disappearance of other animals, it would eventually affect all animals and eventually even man himself. That's what happens when any animal becomes extinct. Such changes might seem hard to discern now, but the more animals become extinct, the more obvious the changes will become.
The death of one species in a food chain upsets the rest of the food chain mean?
Since each plant or animal in a food chain is dependent on the plant or animal below it for food if one of those in the chain goes away (becomes extinct) or just isn't available in enough quantity, the next one up the chain starves to death.
Does animal smuggling affect the food chain?
Yes, of course it does. Without a certain animal species in a particular area, all living organisms in that area will be affected.
If Bengal tigers go extinct what else might be affected?
There would be a loss of biodiversity, which is essential to sustaining life and stuff, also it would disrupt the food chain.
What can happen if one species become extinct?
It messes up the food chain and other animals can die E. R. I.
