There would be an increase in consumers in the ecosystem. There would be an increase of photosynthesis in the ecosystem. There would be a decrease in food energy produced by the ecosystem. There would be a decrease of carbon dioxide available to the ecosystem.
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: Which of the following would most likely happen if grasses and shrubs were removed from a rural Massachusetts ecosystem?
Possibilities:
- There would be an increase in consumers in the ecosystem.
- There would be an increase of photosynthesis in the ecosystem.
- There would be a decrease in food energy produced by the ecosystem.
- There would be a decrease of carbon dioxide available to the ecosystem.

There would be a decrease in food energy produced by the ecosystem.