8. For the food chain shown below, which of the following changes would 2 points have the most severe consequences? Grasses - Crickets → Field Mice →
Hawks
A minor decrease in rainfall
The field mice population slightly increasing
The introduction of a second predator that eats field mice
0 A parasitic infestation that reduces the cricket population

Refer to the family pedigree shown here. in generation i, one parent is affected by the gene mutation and one parent isn't. in generation ii, all three children are affected by the gene mutation. what can you conclude about this gene mutation? a. all children born in future generations will be affected by this disorder. b. this gene mutation is a dominant disorder. c. this gene mutation is a recessive disorder. d. the generation i mother is a carrier of this gene mutation.