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Question about Invasive Species

Subject Environmental science

Environmental science

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Invasive Species

Invasive Species

Difficulty Medium

Medium

(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Medium of Environmental science

In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python, a non-native species, has been introduced and is causing significant harm to the local ecosystem. Considering the nature of invasive species and their impact on biodiversity, explain how the introduction of the Burmese python might have disrupted the balance of the Everglades ecosystem and what potential long-term effects this could have.

The introduction of the Burmese python into the Florida Everglades has had no significant impact on the ecosystem or its biodiversity.

The introduction of the Burmese python into the Florida Everglades has improved the balance of the ecosystem by controlling the overpopulation of certain species.

The introduction of the Burmese python into the Florida Everglades has disrupted the balance of the ecosystem by altering the food chain and leading to a decrease in biodiversity.

The introduction of the Burmese python into the Florida Everglades has disrupted the ecosystem by only preying on a single species, leading to its potential extinction.

The introduction of the Burmese python into the Florida Everglades has increased biodiversity by adding a new species to the ecosystem.

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