Question

Pet owners begin to abandon their Burmese pythons in the Everglades when they become too large for home care. Native species of frogs and reptiles decrease with the introduction of the snakes. What does this scenario represent?

Answer 1

A loss of biodiversity due to an invasive species.

Answer 2

Answer: This scenario represents predation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Predators are the animals which kill and consume other animals or birds to sustain their lives.

Burmese pythons are predators which can kill frogs and other reptiles in Everglades. These can consume wild animals like mammals and birds. They can even kill and eat alligators.

These pythons if kept as a pet can harmful for their owners and must be get rid of them. According to this scenario the pythons being predators can eat native frogs and other reptiles thus will decrease the population of the frogs and reptile. Thus will disturb the natural balance.