Refer to the Figures

question 45

Essay

Refer to the figures.
Figure 1
Figure 2
You are evaluating three snail species to determine their overall threat as invasive species to an area. You bring several individuals of each species into your lab to test their tolerance of a range of abiotic and biotic factors. Figure 1 shows how the three snail species respond to differences in average temperature and Figure 2 shows the number of prey and parasite species for each of the species in the new areas, along with how competitive each potential invasive species will be in the new community (higher numbers indicate that the species will be a more successful competitor).
-Based on a combination of both abiotic and biotic factors, which snail species pose(s) the greatest overall threat as an invasive species? Justify your answer.

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