In this simple food chain, the organism that converts solar energy into usable chemical energy is missing. that would be the?

The correct answer is Producers.

Producers occupy the first trophic level in a food chain that begins the process of energy flow in an ecosystem.

They can also be referred as autotrophs as they synthesise their own food using energy from sunlight (photosynthesis).

They convert solar energy into chemical energy (ATP and NADPH) that is finally utilized in the formation of food (carbohydrate).

Example of producers- Green plants and algae.

answer: decrease

a limiting factor is the one which decrease the abundance, distribution and causes extinction of the population of species in a ecosystem. here, predators including hawks, owls and snakes are the limiting factor for the population of mexican free tailed bat.   although bats are nocturnal animals as they forge for food at night these predators also may remain active during night which can decrease the population of the mexican free-tailed bats. also, these bats eat only one type of insects that are moths. the food can also be a limiting factor as all 400 members are dependent upon same type of food needs that are moths. the decrease in the moth population can cause decrease in population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.

therefore, the scenarios will most likely to decrease the population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.  

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