Question

Which of the following scenarios would not decrease the diversity within that environment? (A) A hurricane hits an island hard and wipes out a large number of animals only found on that island (B)Climate change causes the temperature of an ecosystem to drop lower than what many species in that environment can tolerate (C) Trout are released into a lake that already contains trout to increase the population size (D) An invasive species of fish is released into an estuary to control a pest species

Answer 1

(C) Trout are released into a lake that already contains trout to increase the population size

Step-by-step explanation:

Introduction of new trouts into a lake with an already established trout population will not decrease the diversity within that environment.

Biodiversity is the variation of life forms in a particular environment or study area. The more the number of different species, the high its diversity.

• Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, hurricane, flooding are harmful to life and reduces diversity.
• Climate change and introduction of invasive species are not diversity friendly measures.