Consider the food web shown in the figure below. If steelhead were removed from the web, what would you predict to happen to the numbers of chironomid midges?
A)They would increase.
B)They would decrease.
C)They would stay the same.

Question

Consider the food web shown in the figure below.  If steelhead were removed from the web, what would you predict to happen to the numbers of chironomid midges?
A)They would increase. 
B)They would decrease. 
C)They would stay the same.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If steelhead were removed, their primary food source (chironomid midges) would be able to reproduce without being consumed, leading to an increase in their population size.

Consider the Food Web Shown in the Figure Below