A population of arctic foxes primarily preys on lemmings. If a sudden climate change event causes the lemming population to decline sharply, what is the most likely direct consequence for the arctic foxes?

The fox population will have fewer energy storage molecules available.

The fox population will increase because there is less competition from lemmings.

The foxes will immediately learn to photosynthesize to create their own energy.

The foxes will transfer their stored energy to the remaining lemmings.

In the relationship between a consumer population and a resource population, which one provides the energy for the other?

The consumer provides energy to the resource.

The resource provides energy to the consumer.

They provide energy to each other equally.

Neither provides energy; energy comes only from the sun.

Energy flows from the consumer population to the resource population.

Energy flows from the organism that is eaten to the organism that eats it.

Energy is created by the top predator and distributed downwards.

Energy is cycled back and forth between the eater and the eaten.

To limit the growth of the consumer population.

To act as the source of energy storage molecules for the consumer.

To decompose the consumers after they die.

To convert the consumer's waste back into energy.