The intestinal villi are composed of epithelium which facilitates the absorption of nutrients. a specialized lymph vessel known as the absorbs any fats that may be present in the intestinal lumen. absorbs any fats that may be present in the intestinal lumen. scattered among the intestinal villi are goblet cells which secrete
(a) stratified columnar, lacteal, enzymes
(b) simple columnar, lacteal, mucus
(c) simple columnar, lacteal, enzymes
(d) stratified columnar, lacteal, mucus

producers within ecosystems are essential as they are at the base of the food chain. plants are examples of producers. they use the process of photosynthesis to capture light energy and use it to convert simple inorganic substances (carbon dioxide and water) into organic substances (glucose).

answer;

a. sheep consumption efficiency would be reduced.

explanation;

-trophic efficiency is a measure of how much energy occurs at one level divided by the energy at the level immediately below it . trophic efficiency incorporates three types of efficiency:

-the proportion of available energy that is consumed (consumption efficiency).   it is the proportion of the available biomass that is ingested by consumers.

-the proportion of ingested food that is assimilated (assimilation efficiency).

-the proportion of assimilated food that goes into new consumer biomass (production efficiency).

-in this case, the grasshoppers would affect sheep by reducing the proportion of the available biomass that is ingested by the sheep.