Which of the following best explains why eliminating one trophic level in an ecosystem often results in a decrease in organisms two trophic levels down?
W) Abundance of prey in the eliminated trophic level
X) Increased predation by organisms one trophic level down
Y) Increased predation by organisms two trophic levels down
Z) Increased predator diversity
✔️Answer:X) INCREASED PREDATION BY ORGANISMS ONE TROPHIC LEVEL DOWN
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