If You Were to Remove the Top Predator (A Tertiary

Multiple Choice

If you were to remove the top predator (a tertiary or secondary consumer) in a food web or food chain

A) there would be an increase in the number of producers.
B) the producer population will be depleted because there are more primary consumers or herbivores.
C) another predator would move in and take its place as top predator.
D) there would be no change in the exchange of energy since predators get very little (only 10%) of the energy from their food source.