4.2 What happens if there's a natural disturbance (drought) affecting the balance of the food chain so that the Sun +E can supply only 4 energy units per plant? Compute for energy units following the...

1. What is the effect of reduced energy supply (nutrients or food) to the plants?


2. Which components received comparatively less energy in the disturbed food chain?


3. What could be the consequences of the above?


4. If human beings were the last component in this food chain, what would be the consequences of reduced nutrient supply to plants?

Extracted text: 4.2 What happens if there's a natural disturbance (drought) affecting the balance of the food chain so that the Sun +E can supply only 4 energy units per plant? Compute for energy units following the table above and answer the following questions: No. No. of units No. No. No. units Mean no. individual remaining & passed on to next trophic received units units units s in each from used/in used in available per trophic trophic dividual trophic level individual in Trophic Levels level level above (Resp) level trophic level SUN +E = 4 1) Plants 30 120 60 60 2) Grasshopper 19 60 38 22 3 3) Frog 12 22 2 24 1.8 4) Snake 2 5) Owl 2


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