There are 20 anemones and 25 clownfish in a coral reef community. These populations have a mutualistic relationship. If the anemone population size suddenly decreased to 5, how would it affect the size of the clownfish population?

I think the clownfish population would decrease Would that be correct?

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Lailah George

Biology

26 May, 01:14

There are 20 anemones and 25 clownfish in a coral reef community. These populations have a mutualistic relationship. If the anemone population size suddenly decreased to 5, how would it affect the size of the clownfish population?

I think the clownfish population would decrease Would that be correct?

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Makena Ritter · Answer 1

you are correct becaus the amount of clownfish depends on the amount of anemones, so if there is a decrease in anemones, there will also be a decrease in clownfish

Kelvin Pacheco · Answer 2

Yeah, you are correct. the amount of clownfish depends on the amount of anemones, so if there is a decrease in anemones, there will also be a decrease in clownfish. Make sense?