Overfishing is a global problem in which humans harvest certain species of fish, almost to the point of extinction. Many of the fish stocks depleted by overfishing are at the top of the food chain. Why would the overfishing of very large fish cause a decrease in the numbers of small fish? The small fish are more likely to die from diseases and parasites.

The small fish live in a mutualistic relationship with the large fish.

The small fish have a greater number of medium-sized predators.

The small fish must compete with each other for fewer food sources.

7th grade question (easy) look at the diagram of the food web. the arrows mean eaten by. what would happen if the number of snakes went down? answer choices are in the image.

Tara sees a commercial for a brand of pills that promise to boost energy and people perform better in work and school. as people in the commercial talk about how much better they feel when taking the pill, tara notices a message on the bottom of the screen that reads, "this pill is not approved by doctors and has not been tested in controlled experiments." what is the best conclusion that tara should make about the commercial? it is making scientific claims based on subjective observations. it is making scientific claims based on opinions instead of pseudoscientific facts. it is making pseudoscientific claims based on objective observations. it is making pseudoscientific claims based on opinions instead of scientific facts.

What causes eclipses? check all that apply. earth's rotation on its axis moon's shadow covering the sun earth's shadow covering the moon earth's orbit and moon's orbit occasionally aligning the moon and sun's gravity pulling in the same direction