Question

Which of these scenarios are examples of the tragedy of the commons? Select three options.

Responses

a) Some countries do not regulate fishing, and their overfishing is depleting fish populations globally.


b) Poaching just one totoaba fish can gain a fisherman huge profits but will drive the species closer to extinction.

c) Energy derived from fossil fuels is cheap, but environmental costs will be borne by future generations.

d) After rats jumped off a ship onto a tropical island, they destroyed a native bird population.


e) During the Permian extinction event, trilobites went from being incredibly common to completely extinct.

Answer 1

Answer: it's a, d, and e. I just did the assignment and got it right

Step-by-step explanation:

Energy derived from fossil fuels is cheap, but environmental costs will be borne by future generations.

Poaching just one totoaba fish can gain a fisherman huge profits but will drive the species closer to extinction.Poaching just one totoaba fish can gain a fisherman huge profits but will drive the species closer to extinction.

Some countries do not regulate fishing, and their overfishing is depleting fish populations globally.

Answer 2

Fish are shared resources, and as the fishing industry competes for the fish, the resource extraction is no longer sustainable.