Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.01 HC)

Food web starting with sun and pointing to grasshopper and squirrel; Grasshopper pointing to squirrel, wolf, and snake; squirrel pointing to wolf, snake, and bird; wolf pointing to decomposition with worms and mushrooms; snake pointing to wolf and decomposition with worms and mushrooms; bird pointing to decomposition with worms and mushrooms; decomposition pointing to the sun stating soil nutrients.

If we removed the wolf, snake, and hawk from this food web, what best explains the impact it would have?

The number of producers would increase.
The number of decomposers would increase.
The number of primary consumers would increase.
The numbers of primary consumers would decrease.