Multiple Choice
A small island has stable populations of plants and animals, including one species of hawk but no other large predators.A ship docks at the island, and the sailors huntand kill most of the hawks.What would you expect as an immediate consequence?
A) an increase in the plants
B) an increase in the insects
C) an increase in the rodents
D) a decrease in the fish
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