Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points) (02.02 MC)

The graph shows the amount of pesticides and fertilizers detected in a pond ecosystem that had cricket frogs, alligators, and mosquitoes.

A graph with the title Amount of Chemicals. The y axis title is Chemicals and next to it is an arrow pointing upwards. The x axis title is Year and the values 1, 2, 3 4. 5 are marked on the x axis. A solid graph line is shown sloping steeply upwards. A broken graph line is also shown with a lesser slope. A key is shown at the bottom right of the graph. Next to the straight line is written Pesticides and next to the broken line is written Fertilizers.

If the population of alligators and mosquitoes remains the same during this period, what is most likely going to happen to the population of cricket frogs over time?

Increases as the habitat is increasingly polluted
Decreases as the habitat is increasingly polluted
Remains the same as prey population remains the same
Remains the same as predator population remains the same