Which of the following examples best illustrates the concept of scarcity? None of these choices are correct.
A natural disaster destroys the tomato crop in the U. S. As a result, tomatoes and tomato-based products like ketchup
and spaghetti sauce become more expensive.
A farmer switches his fields from a less drought-resistant crop to one that needs less water to grow.
Farmers who grow more crops than needed to met market demand may be unable to sell all their product in the
commodity markets.

70 pts answer the following questions in full sentences and paragraphs, using at least 150 words, in the essay box below. 1. which organisms are carnivores? herbivores? omnivores? 2. if the ecosystem is balanced, which populations should be the largest? the smallest? 3. imagine a group of hunters kills half of the rabbit population. how will the other organisms be affected? 4. imagine disease kills 85 percent of the wolf population. how will the other organisms be affected? 5. imagine a foreign mountain lion species is introduced into the ecosystem. how will the other organisms be affected?