In the Salt Marshes Bordering the Hudson Bay, the Addition

question 64

Multiple Choice

In the salt marshes bordering the Hudson Bay, the addition of snow geese to areas with no snow geese would likely _______ the marshes because geese _______. The addition of more geese to areas that already have large numbers of geese would likely _______ the marshes.

• A) benefit; add nutrients; benefit
• B) benefit; eat herbivores; harm
• C) benefit; add nutrients; harm
• D) harm; defecate; harm

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