What would most likely occur if a plague killed most of the prey organisms within a once-healthy ecosystem? a. the number of consumers would increase. b. the number of scavengers would increase. c. the number of predators would decrease. d. the number of producers would decrease.

you didn't give any options but heres what i can tell you: an inference is likely to change based on additional observations. the latter is something that you have seen or sensed using your sensory organs while the former is like a conclusion out from what you have observed.

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