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Caterpillars primarily affect plants in the food web, as they are herbivorous and feed on leaves. By consuming plant material, they can influence plant populations and health, potentially altering the availability of resources for other herbivores and affecting predator species that rely on them for food. Additionally, their presence can attract predators and parasitoids, further impacting the dynamics of the food web. Overall, caterpillars play a crucial role in connecting plant and animal communities.
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What organism in the food web are considered herbivores?
Caterpillars
How one organism depends on another organism besides food?
Some bugs use a caterpillars crysalist to hold its eggs.
What happens when a herbivore is removed from a food chain?
If a herbivore is removed from the food chain ,the level one carnivores which would otherwise eat the herbivore,would starve to death,as they can not eat producers nor can they eat level 2 or level 3 carnivores. ex. in a foodchain of grass-grasshopper-frog-snake ,if we remove grasshopper(herbivore),frog the level 1 carnivore,would die of starvation as it can not eat grass,nor can it eat snake.It will get in to other foodchains for survival and will disturb the regular echosystem.
How does environment affect hibernating animals?
the environment can affect the feature of a living organism
What is a caterpillars food?
leafs
What would happen to a food chain if a new organism joined the ecosystem?
The food chain would expand, and the new organism would have new predators.
How does an organism's job affect its survival?
Depending on the niche (habitat) animals on top of that organism on the food chain might eat it.
A food chain consists of several organisms.suppose one of the organism in the food chain disappeared.what will affect the other organisms in the food chain?
If one organism in a food chain disappears, it can disrupt the entire chain. The organism's predators may not have enough food, leading to a decrease in their population. This, in turn, can affect the next trophic level and potentially lead to a cascade effect throughout the ecosystem.
Why is it important to know the caterpillars favorite food?
butterflies won't come to a place where there are no caterpillars
How do caterpillars die when there a baby?
Caterpillars die when there a baby by runing out of food or get eaten by an animal.
What do small caterpillars eat?
food
Can caterpillars make their own food?
no
