Standard Science Primary 6 Interactions

In a food web: Plant → Cricket → Frog → Snake. What will happen to the populations of crickets and plants if the frog population is removed?

A Crickets increase; Plants increase
B Crickets increase; Plants decrease
C Crickets decrease; Plants decrease
D Crickets decrease; Plants increase
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Step 1: Frogs eat crickets. Removing frogs means fewer predators. Step [2-9]: The cricket population will increase. Step [2-9]: More crickets will eat more plants, leading to a decrease in the plant population.

Correct answer: Crickets increase; Plants decrease

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