Table of Contents
- 1 What would happen to snakes if the grasshopper population increased?
- 2 What will most likely happen to the grasshopper population?
- 3 What does it mean when there are a lot of grasshoppers?
- 4 What would likely to happen if population of grasshopper experienced scarcity of food?
- 5 Which population of organisms would most likely increase if there were fewer grasshoppers?
- 6 What would most likely happen if the insect population significantly decreased?
- 7 What will happen to the grasshoppers population if the bird dies?
- 8 Why grasshopper population increased rapidly?
What would happen to snakes if the grasshopper population increased?
If grasshoppers decrease, grass will increase. If snakes have less grasshoppers to eat, they will decrease. The grass population will decrease, and the snake population will decrease.
What will most likely happen to the grasshopper population?
The grasshopper population will decrease because there will be less food available. When the predator population in an ecosystem decreases, which will most likely happen to the prey population? The prey population will move to another ecosystem.
What would happen to the grasshopper population of a large amount of grass begin to grow?
Correct! If grasshoppers decrease, grass will increase.
What does it mean when there are a lot of grasshoppers?
The main factor affecting grasshopper populations is weather. Outbreaks, or exceptionally large populations, are usually preceded by several years of hot, dry summers and warm autumns. Dry weather increases the survival of nymphs and adults. Warm autumns allow grasshoppers more time to feed and lay eggs.
What would likely to happen if population of grasshopper experienced scarcity of food?
If grasshoppers were food limited, density-dependent reduction in grasshopper survival, growth, or reproduction would be expected. Nitrogen (protein) is most commonly implicated as the nutrient limiting insect herbivore growth and reproduction (Mattson 1980).
How do grasshoppers affect producers?
Grasshoppers are primary consumers because they eat plants, which are producers. Producers are the base of the pyramid, the first trophic level.
Which population of organisms would most likely increase if there were fewer grasshoppers?
In the case of grasshoppers, the main food source is grass, vegetables and cereals (basically any plant). If the population of grasshoppers decrease, the population of their main food source, grass and other plants, will increase.
What would most likely happen if the insect population significantly decreased?
What would happen if the population of insects decreased? There would be more food for the rabbits and slugs, so their populations would increase. However, there would be less food for the frogs and voles, so their populations would decrease. This means less food for the foxes and hawks.
What are some factors that might cause changes in the population of grasshoppers?
Variation in weather or long-term climate is known to be a key factor affecting grasshopper populations (Edwards 1960, Gage and Mukerji 1977 , Begon 1983 , Capinera and Horton 1989, Fielding and Brusven 1990, Jonas and Joern 2007, Nufio et al. 2010).
What will happen to the grasshoppers population if the bird dies?
The population of predatory birds, snakes and other animals feed on grasshoppers. If the grasshoppers become suddenly extinct, then the population of higher organisms will also decline in number or even extinct.
Why grasshopper population increased rapidly?
The grasshopper’s spiracles and air tubes provide a way for getting oxygen into the body and removing waste gasses from the body. Grasshoppers lay a large number of eggs, and the eggs hatch very quickly. This allows the grasshopper population to increase rapidly.