Winter Moths in the Netherlands Are Part of a Food

question 91

Multiple Choice

Winter moths in the Netherlands are part of a food chain that includes oak trees (which provide food for moth caterpillars) and great tits (which feed nestlings on moth caterpillars) .Climate change has caused a disruption in this food chain.What is the major reason for this disruption?

• A) Winter moths are adapting to warming temperatures,but oak trees and great tits are not.
• B) Oak trees are adapting to warming temperatures,but winter moths and great tits are not.
• C) Oak trees and winter moths are adapting to warming temperatures,but great tits are not.
• D) None of the species is adapting to warming temperatures,and all are decreasing in viability as a result.
• E) The three species are adapting to warming temperatures in different ways,causing mismatches in timing of their emergence.

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