Question

The zebra mussel is a shellfish native to Europe. During the early 1900's, it was accidentally brought to the United States in the ballast of a ship traveling to the Great Lakes. It has no predators in the Great Lakes. What impact are zebra mussels likely to have on food chains in the Great lakes?

Answer 1

They will compete with native shellfish and clams and hurt their populations.

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Answer 2

since they have no predators the zebra mussel population will grow rapidly. Whatever the zebra mussels consume will have a major decrease in population since there are so many zebra mussels.