In the ocean, whales compete with tunas for anchovies to eat. How would the sudden decrease in the size of the whale population affect the size of the anchovy population? A. The anchovy population would increase. B. The anchovy population would decrease. C. The anchovy population would go extinct. D. The anchovy population would stay the same.

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Sam Logan

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8 April, 16:10

In the ocean, whales compete with tunas for anchovies to eat. How would the sudden decrease in the size of the whale population affect the size of the anchovy population? A. The anchovy population would increase. B. The anchovy population would decrease. C. The anchovy population would go extinct. D. The anchovy population would stay the same.

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Kallie Mcbride · Answer 1

This is A. The anchovy population would increase because it is dependant on the whale and tuna populations. if the whale population decreases, and the tuna population stays the same, there will be more anchovies due to less whales eating them. make sense?