Essay In a food web, energy is transferred from one level to the next. Describe what might happen in an ecosystem if the number of primary producers was dramatically reduced.

from food web their are many eaters and subeaters so we can easily say energy will decrease when th e first one eat the other

the primary consumers or herbivores which feed on the producers would die.

Explanation:

herbivores eat plants and if the plants reduce they will die

as the gila monster consumes the eggs or young of the desert cottontail and gambel's quail, thus its main food supply is only accessible for a restricted time duration every year. however, for this, the gila monsters exhibit three adaptations, which elevate their survival rate in the desert condition.  

first, is that they possess huge bodies, and can consume greater concentrations of food during a small period. secondly, they require to feed infrequently as they can accumulate fat in their tails. ultimately, their rate of metabolism is very low, so that they can burn their reservoirs of fat gradually.