alleryStart learning →If sea otters are removed from a kelp system, what happens next?
AUrchins graze kelp beds away
BKelp beds expand rapidly
CUrchin numbers decline
DKelp and urchins stay stable
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Urchins graze kelp beds away
Otters limit sea urchins, so without them the urchins overgraze and the kelp beds disappear.
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