examine the food chain. if a disease killed all the mice in this food web, how would that affect the owls and hawks? responses owls would be affected more because they are predators for fewer animals than the hawks. owls would be affected more because they are predators for fewer animals than the hawks. hawks would be affected more because they are predators for more animals than the owls. hawks would be affected more because they are predators for more animals than the owls. since they are both predators of mice, the hawks and the owls would be affected the same. since they are both predators of mice, the hawks and the owls would be affected the same. since they are both predators of other animals, neither the hawks nor the owls would be affected. since they are both predators of other animals, neither the hawks nor the owls would be affected.