Study the food web below. If all the snakes are removed, which population is likely to increase first?
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Step 1: Snakes are predators of frogs.
Step [2-9]: Removing the predator allows the prey (frogs) to survive and reproduce more.
Step [2-9]: Thus, the frog population increases.
Correct answer: Frogs
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