What will happen if number of consumers in environment goes on increasing gradually?

Explanation

a. If the number of consumers in the environment goes on increasing gradually , they would be a decline in the number of the prey they feed on.
b. A decline in the number of prey would eventually result in a decline in the number of consumers due to scarcity of food.
Hence, increase in the number of consumers in the environment would cause an imbalance in the ecosystem.