What Would Be the Ultimate Effect on an Ecosystem If

question 35

Multiple Choice

What would be the ultimate effect on an ecosystem if decomposers were eliminated?

• A) The rate of photosynthesis would increase.
• B) The consumers would have to eat twice as much.
• C) Energy flow between producers and consumers would increase.
• D) All life would eventually cease due to a lack of available nutrients.
• E) Producers would outgrow consumers.

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Theorists

Scholars and scientists who study and develop theories regarding the evolutionary processes that have led to the diversity of life on Earth.

Base Rates

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Adaptive Problems

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Bounded Rationality

The idea that in decision-making, individuals are limited by the information they have, the cognitive limitations of their minds, and the finite amount of time they have to make a decision.