a recent forest fire has swept through the forest, killing many of the smaller organisms such as the hare…

a recent forest fire has swept through the forest, killing many of the smaller organisms such as the hare, deer, and rodent populations that are prey for the larger organisms such as bobcats, wolves, and mountain lions. how would this affect the populations in the forest ecosystem? check all that apply.\nthe populations of all organisms in the forest will stay the same.\nthe populations of bobcats, wolves, and mountain lions will decrease due to lack of food.\nthe populations of deer, hare, and rodents will increase due to the number of predators.\nthe population of bobcats, wolves, and mountain lions will increase due to the availability of food.\ndone

a recent forest fire has swept through the forest, killing many of the smaller organisms such as the hare, deer, and rodent populations that are prey for the larger organisms such as bobcats, wolves, and mountain lions. how would this affect the populations in the forest ecosystem? check all that apply.\nthe populations of all organisms in the forest will stay the same.\nthe populations of bobcats, wolves, and mountain lions will decrease due to lack of food.\nthe populations of deer, hare, and rodents will increase due to the number of predators.\nthe population of bobcats, wolves, and mountain lions will increase due to the availability of food.\ndone

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Brief Explanations:

The forest fire killed prey - animals like hare, deer and rodents. Larger predators (bobcats, wolves, mountain lions) rely on these as food. With less food, their population will decrease. The populations of prey - animals have already been reduced by the fire, not increased. And it's not true that all organism populations will stay the same.

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The populations of bobcats, wolves, and mountain lions will decrease due to lack of food.