What would most likely occur in an ecosystem if a nearby volcano erupted and filled the sky with dust particles, which caused significantly less sunlight to reach the ecosystem over the course of a year?
a. many plants would die, but the animals would survive.
b. the plants would begin using nutrients in the soil for energy.
c. many plants and animals would die off.
d. the lack of sunlight would not significantly impact the ecosystem.

c

Explanation:

because if the plants dont have energy from the sunlight and depending on the nutrition in the soil then the plants would die. if the plants were to die that would mean that the smaller animals like birds would die off the it would be a chain reaction all the way up the chain to like a bear.

plus if you want to be liget the asshes would burn the aniaml and if enough hit it it would die

1. a host loses nutrients to a parasite

2. a parasite only benefits when the host is alive (cause if the host dies the parasite dies with it )

3. producers to consumers

4. the tapeworm is a parasite

5. they convert energy from the sun (photosynthesis)

6. sunflower-robin (i think im 80% sure)

7. producer

8. consumer

9. prey

10. fresh water snails ( cause the green algea is the producer and the snails are the primary consumers and the small fish consumer so is the big fish)