Question

The table below shows salinity tests from coastal Louisiana following a salt water influx during hurricanes Katrina and Rita. If efforts are not made to reduce the salinity in these areas, what is the most likely long term effect?

Answer 1

its C

Step-by-step explanation:

more salinity means the ecosystem has to adapt to be more tolerant of salt, so that excludes A and D. Evolution is the kind of thing that takes time, so when life has to adapt it isn't overnight, so this leads me to choosing C, because over time the species in the area will adapt to become more tolerant in salt.

Answer 2

In the long run, salinity can cause changes in the composition of plants with high tolerance to salinity. It can also cause the death of plants less tolerant to salinity.

Step-by-step explanation:

Salinity is not a factor favorable to the development and survival of plants.

Each species of plant has a level of resistance to salinity. Those with high resistance are not immune to the malefic effects that excessive salinity can cause. In these plants, the high salinity can generate changes in its composition, making the plant can no longer be used the way it was previously, or even turning this plant into a pest.

Plants with low resistance to salinity, on the other hand, may end up not surviving and dying.