Use the Following Simple Predator-Prey Relationships to Answer the Question

Essay

Use the following simple predator-prey relationships to answer the question (assume no other interactions exist in this system): Mice eat grain grown by a farmer before it can be harvested. The mice are consumed by several species of snakes, which themselves are consumed by hawks. If the population of snakes was suddenly wiped out by disease, explain the short-term effects on the grain, mice, and hawk populations, and why these effects would be observed.