Top predators are often keystone species in their habitat. Explain what happens to the biodiversity of an ecosystem when a top predator is deliberately removed
from the ecosystem in which it lives.

4.06 hc)a five-year review of threats to the southern resident orca population of the united states concluded that the top threats were prey availability, contaminants, and effects from recreational and whale watching vessels. further down the list are oil spills, disease, and effects from commercial vessels not targeting whales. how might this list be different if it were for transient whale populations, which have a larger average population size and live farther offshore in open waters? a)the transient population is more likely to be affected by contaminants. b)the transient population is less likely to be affected by whale watching vessels. c)the transient population is more likely to be affected by disease. d)the transient population is less likely to be affected by prey availability.

(drag each tile to the correct location.) categorize each term as something that is typical of a scientific theory, a scientific hypothesis, or both. - a tentative statement used to guide scientific investigations. - makes predictions about future events. - can be tested by many independent researchers. - based on observations of natural phenomena. - a well-established, highly reliable explanation.

The transport tubes from food came down the plant are called?