Question

A company wants to build a new store. After reviewing the piece of land, it is determined that a threatenen woodpecker nest in that area. If the company is granted permission to build, what is the most environmentally responsible action by the company?

a. Allow the woodpecker to adapt to the newly constructed area.
b. Cut down the trees and wait for the woodpecker to vacate the land
c. Create a woodpecker dabitat nearby before the nesting season begins
d. Trap the woodpeckers and place them into zoos for educational purposes

Burmese pythons are sometimes released into the Flodida Everglades by people. The pythons out compete native predators for food and have no natural predatores in this ecosystem. Which statement describes how Burmese pythons have Most Likely impacted the Everglades?
a. They provided the area with another trophic level
b. They decreased competition among species native to the area
c. They disrupted the natural order of ecological comunities inthe area
d. They increased genetic diversity by mutaeach time they repproduse

Answer 1

Creating a woodpecker habitat is the most responsible action when building near endangered species, and invasive species like the Burmese python wreak havoc on native ecosystems by disrupting the natural order and outcompeting native species.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a company wants to build a new store on land that has an endangered woodpecker species, the most environmentally responsible action would be c. Create a woodpecker habitat nearby before the nesting season begins. This is in line with conservation efforts and similar to the 'safe harbor' program which encourages landowners to engage in voluntary activities that benefit endangered species without incurring additional regulatory restrictions. As for the Burmese pythons released into the Florida Everglades, they have c. disrupted the natural order of ecological communities in the area by outcompeting native predators for food and not having natural predators themselves.

Habitat loss is a significant cause of species endangerment. Introduced species like the Nile perch in Lake Victoria and the brown tree snake in Guam have caused extensive extinction of native species. Meanwhile, land conversion, such as turning forests into palm oil plantations, continues to threaten species with extinction by habitat destruction, especially in biodiversity hotspots like the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.