If you were to remove the top predator 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.

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The removal of the top predator would lead to an increase in the population of primary consumers or herbivores. With no predator to keep their population in check, these herbivores will consume more of the producers, leading to a depletion of the producer population. This is known as a trophic cascade.

If You Were to Remove the Top Predator in a Food