Which of the following best explains what would happen if there were no primary consumers in an ecosystem?

The population of producers would decrease, while less energy would be transferred from autotrophs to heterotrophs

The population of producers would increase, while carnivores would lose their energy source

The population of consumers would increase, while more energy would be transferred from the secondary consumers to the producers

The population of the consumers would decrease, while herbivores would adapt to using heterotrophs as an energy source

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Which of the following best explains what would happen if there were no primary consumers in an ecosystem?

The population of producers would decrease, while less energy would be transferred from autotrophs to heterotrophs 

The population of producers would increase, while carnivores would lose their energy source 

The population of consumers would increase, while more energy would be transferred from the secondary consumers to the producers

The population of the consumers would decrease, while herbivores would adapt to using heterotrophs as an energy source

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