In Stephen Carpenter and Colleagues' Manipulations of Lake Food Webs

question 9

Multiple Choice

In Stephen Carpenter and colleagues' manipulations of lake food webs, increased densities of adult largemouth bass led to

• A) increased rates of grazing on phytoplankton by zooplankton.
• B) decreased rates of grazing on phytoplankton by zooplankton.
• C) increased population sizes of planktivorous fish.
• D) increased consumption of zooplankton by planktivorous fish.
• E) no noticeable effects on food web structure.

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