Consider the following food chain:
Plants are eaten by grasshoppers, which are eaten by mice, which are eaten by snakes.

What will happen to the other members of the food chain if the grasshoppers are removed?
a.
the number of plants will increase, the number of mice will decrease, the number of snakes will decrease
b.
the number of plants will decrease, the number of mice will increase, the number of snakes will increase
c.
the number of plants will decrease, the number of mice will increase, the number of snakes will decrease
d.
the number of plants will increase, the number of mice will increase, the number of snakes will increase