Atrazine is an herbicide that prevents plant growth by inhibiting photosynthesis. atrazine works by binding to proteins in the electron transport chain of photosystem ii. once atrazine binds to the proteins, electrons can no longer travel down the chain to reach photosystem i. based on this information, how does atrazine stop plant growth?

This  electron transport chain of photosystem II helps the chlorophyll molecules in the plant leaves to tap the energy in the light photons. This energy is used to split a water molecule into hydrogen and oxygen atoms. The hydrogen is used to reduced carbon dioxide to make carbohydrates. Therefore, Atrazine stops photosynthesis by inhibiting the capacity of the plant to harness energy from sunlight for photosynthesis.

answer: decrease

a limiting factor is the one which decrease the abundance, distribution and causes extinction of the population of species in a ecosystem. here, predators including hawks, owls and snakes are the limiting factor for the population of mexican free tailed bat.   although bats are nocturnal animals as they forge for food at night these predators also may remain active during night which can decrease the population of the mexican free-tailed bats. also, these bats eat only one type of insects that are moths. the food can also be a limiting factor as all 400 members are dependent upon same type of food needs that are moths. the decrease in the moth population can cause decrease in population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.

therefore, the scenarios will most likely to decrease the population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.