Question

Which statement describes the most likely effect of introducing aninvasive species to an ecosystem?A. It will make the ecosystem less stable, because invasivespecies have no natural predators and can outcompetenative species.B. It will increase the prey population, because predators nowhave a new food source.C. It will stabilize the ecosystem, because increasedbiodiversity always leads to a more stable ecosystem.D. It will lead to increased biodiversity, because a newspecies has been added to the ecosystem.

Answer 1

Answer

The correct answer to this question is the first one: A. It will make the ecosystem less stable, because invasive species have no natural predators, and can outcompete native species.

Explanation

Invasive species use to have a negative impact upon biodiversity, because they have not coevolved with the biotic and the abiotic elements