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Answer: The correct answer is- Theory.
Hypothesis can be described as an assumption or proposition, which is made on the basis of certain evidences without knowing the real truth about it. It is tested further for investigation about the proposed explanation with the help of repeated experiments (using certain protocols).
When it becomes supported by repeated experimentation, it is converted into theory.
Thus, theory is the right answer.
Threatened means they are lowering in numbers and nearing to be endangered.
Endangered means they are dangerously close to being extinct
Extinct means there is none of them left in the wild.
I hope this is what you meant.
Ecosystems need producers because they are the start of the food chain.
Producers are consumed by first consumers, the second consumers and so on.
The disappearance of the deer from the forest indicates the EXTINCTION OF THE DEER.
The extinction of the deer from the forest will throw the ecosystem out of balance and has negative impacts on the ecosystem. After all the deer has been eliminated, the elephants too will either have to find another source of food or be wiped out.