Assume that a new parasite that infests blue crabs is introduced into the hudson river, decimating blue crab populations. look at the structure of this simplified open-water food web, then drag the labels to predict how the population of each organism would be affected.

The population of all will decrease except for that of zebra mussel which will increase

Explanation:

Assume that a new parasite that infests blue crabs is introduced into the hudson river, decimating blue crab populations. look at the structure of this simplified open-water food web, then drag the labels to predict how the population of each organism would be affected.

The population of the following will decrease

zooplankton

phytoplankton

blue crab

american chad

cormorant

Except the population of zebra mussel which will increase. Zebra mussels will increase because they only absorb parasite and toxicants in the water without been affected by them. They pass it on to there prey

true, i don't really know what you're asking but from the info you provided im guessing the answer is true.