According to the article, what is one way that the loss of biomass on the second or third trophic level, like salmon, might affect a food web's balance? A
It could put the food web out of balance by eliminating apex predators that keep smaller animals like monkeys, iguanas and ants in check.
B
It could put the food web out of balance by allowing too much photosynthesis to occur, which increases the number of producers and adds biomass to the ecosystem.
C
It could put the food web out of balance by eliminating plants and other producers that are responsible for turning decaying matter into nutrients in the soil.

C. Successive generations of plants adapted to each new niche.

Explanation:

The process by which species with diverse ecological and morphological variations specialized for various niches arise from a common ancestor is known as adaptive radiation.

Due to variety in habitat and diet, species diversify in order to fill the various niches within the same environment. For example, in the Finches observed by Darwin in the Galapagos islands, adaptive radiation is seen in how  their beaks have changed in size and structure so that they now became adapted to different diets. Some species eat mostly animals such as  insects, whereas others became adapted to feeding on seeds or plants.

In the case of the plants, adaptive radiation would also play a role in how the species diversified to fill each new niche.