Question

"The country of Belize depends on lobster for a major portion of its income, along with fishing and tourism. Over the past 30 years the average size of an individual lobster has dropped, even as increasing numbers of Belizeans buy boats, build lobster traps, and enter the industry. This is an example of"a. overharvesting b. habitat degradation c. the result of an invasive species d. habitat loss e. pollution

Answer 1

Answer: Overharvesting

Step-by-step explanation:

All five are issues facing biodiversity but they all differ in what causes them and the effects they have.

Overharvesting: this happens when a species is threatened due to indiscriminate and continuous harvesting over time. This is the situation in Belize.

Habitat degradation: this happens when the natural habitat is being lost, making it difficult to support the plants and animals it once supported. An example is deforestation.

A more advanced form of this is Habitat loss.

An invasive species: these are species that are not naturally found in a habitat and can threaten naturally-occurring species, by competing for nutrition like the Asian carp, or harming them.

Pollution: is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment, These can range from crude oil contamination to plastic pollutants.

Answer 2

Option a is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

Over harvesting affects growth cycle of lobster indirectly threatening biodiversity which might lead to extinction if rate of harvesting increase infinitely which is greater than the biological growth in Belize.