According to the hypothesis presented, what is the most direct way an increase in zooplankton would cause the Moon Jelly population to grow?

It causes individual jellies to grow to a much larger size.

It allows the jellies to live longer and avoid disease.

It provides the extra energy needed for reproduction, leading to a higher birth rate.

It forces other competing species to leave the area.

How do Energy Storage Molecules obtained from eating zooplankton directly contribute to an increase in the Moon Jelly population?

They are converted into the raw materials for building new offspring.

They increase the water temperature to optimal breeding levels.

They are used by the jellies to fight off predators more effectively.

They provide the chemical energy that powers the biological process of reproduction.

Water samples show a significant drop in the number of predators that eat Moon Jellies.

Genetic analysis shows the Moon Jellies are not related to jellies in a neighboring bay.

Data shows a large increase in the zooplankton population occurred just before the Moon Jelly birth rate began to rise.

The average size of an individual Moon Jelly has remained unchanged for the past five years.

The Moon Jelly population would adapt to eat algae instead.

The Moon Jellies' rate of reproduction would decline due to energy scarcity.

The entire Moon Jelly population would die off within a week.

Individual jellies would shrink to conserve energy.