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Mountain lions are tertiary consumers. How might the removal of mountain lions affect the flow of matter and energy in the of the energy pyramid?

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If Mountain lions are removed from a habitat/ecosystem, their prey will overpopulate, which may lead to extinctions on the pray of the secondary consumers. ex. A mountain lion would eat rabbits who eat berries, if there are no mountain lions to kill the rabbits, then the berries may be scarce