Question

Usin what you learned so far, evaluate the claim: "Rinderpest was a major disturbance to the Serengeti ecosystem"

Answer 1

We have four sentences:

0. Yes, because the wildebeest population grew at the same rate as the buffalo after the disease was eliminated

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1. Yes, because after the disease was introduced, both the number of wildebeest and buffalo decreased a lot.

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2. No, because after the disease was introduced, wildebeest and buffalo stayed the same.

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3. No, because after the disease was introduced, wildebeest and buffalo stayed the same.

Number 3 and 4 are the same and are FALSE because the rinderpest virus eradicated wildebeest. This means that 1 is also FALSE and that 2 is the right answer: Yes, because after the disease was introduced, both the number of wildebeest and buffalo decreased a lot