3.1. Read the information below and answer the questions that follow. A acka catches hares which, similar to rats and mice, feed of green vegetation that produce seeds, These plants are covered in aphids which are the prey of'.adybirds' In turn, the ladybirds, together with the custs are eaten by shnkes (butcher-birds). The rat and mice populations are kept under control by the presence of the hawks and owls, the latter of which are nocturnal. The decomposers, the last frophic level in the food chain, release the nutrients back to the soll. 3.1.1. Use the information above to make a diagrammatic representation of a food web that includes ALL the organisms mentioned. 3.1.2 What will happen to the.... (a) Jackal population if the hare population increases? (b) Owl population if the rat population decreases? 3.1.3. Which population will have the largest impact on the food web if it is destroyed? Give a reason for you answer.
