Beaween the plants and animals shown in the diagram below, answer the following question. If the number of deer and rabbits eaten by mountain lions stays the same, what will happen to the plants after the wolves are introduced?
A National Park is home to large populations of mountain lions, deer, rabbits, and plants. Recently, the Park
Service decided to bring wolves back to the ecosystem, where they once lived."
Mountain lions and wolves both eat deer and rabbits. Deer and rabbits both eat plants. Mountain lions and
wolves usually do not prey on each other. These interactions are shown in the diagram below.
WOLVES
MOUNTAIN
LIONS
DEER
RABBITS
PLANTS
The amount of plants will decrease unit is all gone
• The amount of plants will decrease, but some will remain
The amount of plants will stay the same