The table lists the number of species and total organisms found in four ecosystems. 1622,000 2322,000 31042,000 482,000 Among the four ecosystems, is the most diverse. In the second ecosystem, there are 4 species of producers, 8 primary consumers, 10 secondary consumers, and 10 tertiary consumers. If the number of species of primary consumers in the second ecosystem increases to 20, there will be .

Based on the graph, how is coal consumption likely to affect future generations? a. the higher our current rate of consumption, the less coal will be available in the future. b. current rates of consumption are irrelevant because new coal will form in the future. c. the lower our current rate of consumption, the more slowly coal will be replenished for the future. d. regardless of current rates of consumption, coal will always be available.