Study the food web below. If a disease kills all the frogs in the pond, which organism's population is likely to increase first?
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Step 1: Identify the predator of the dragonfly nymphs in the web (Frogs).
Step [2-9]: Determine the relationship. If the predator (frogs) is removed, the prey (dragonfly nymphs) will have fewer predators.
Step [2-9]: Therefore, the population of dragonfly nymphs will increase first.
Correct answer: Dragonfly nymphs
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