Use the Following to Answer Questions

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Essay

Use the following to answer questions :
Refer to the figure below showing a food web in the grasslands of Yellowstone National Park.[Note: Red arrows refer to animals consumed by carnivores;blue arrows correspond to plants consumed by omnivores and herbivores.]
-The gray wolf preys on elk,but this is not the only possible way in which it affects elk.How might the removal of the gray wolf affect elk indirectly through a trophic cascade?

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Definitions:

Pons

The bridgelike structure that connects the medulla and the cerebellum.

Medulla

The innermost part of an organ, or in neuroscience, a region in the brainstem involved in regulating vital body functions such as breathing and heart rate.

Nervous System

The network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body, encompassing the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons where nerve impulses pass through the neurotransmitter.