You Have Been Assigned to Address a Problem of Overpopulation

question 3

Multiple Choice

You have been assigned to address a problem of overpopulation of species X in a nearby county.One of the members of your team suggests introducing species Y,which is a natural predator of species X,but not normally found in the area.After some discussion,you go ahead and introduce species Y.What aspects of the hierarchical organization may be affected within a period of a several years?

• A)population,species,community
• B)population,community
• C)population,species,community,biosphere
• D)organism,population,species

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