Look at the energy pyramid shown below. Tertiary Consumers
(ex: hawk)
Secondary Consumers
(ex: snake)
Primary Consumers
(ex: grasshopper)
Producers
(ex: grass)
If a pesticide is released into the environment that kills most of the grasshoppers, which of the following is most likely to occur?
OA.
an increase in population for all organisms
ОВ.
a decrease in the number of snakes
C
an increase in the number of hawks
D
a decrease in the amount of grass