You and your learning coach are driving around your town and notice a sign advertising an upcoming town meeting. You ask your learning coach about the purpose of the meeting you’re learning coach, because two officials are going to discuss whether to allow builders to build a new shopping center in an area that is currently classified as a wetland you learned about biodiversity in school, and you are concerned about how human activities might harm the biodiversity in this wetland ecosystem

Question

You and your learning coach are driving around your town and notice a sign advertising an upcoming town meeting. You ask your learning coach about the purpose of the meeting you’re learning coach, because two officials are going to discuss whether to allow builders to build a new shopping center in an area that is currently classified as a wetland you learned about biodiversity in school, and you are concerned about how human activities might harm the biodiversity in this wetland ecosystem

How much the construction of the shopping center negatively affect the biodiversity of the wetlands in the area

The construction of the shopping center would increase plant diversity because the water runoff from the parking area would provide high-quality hydration

The construction of the shopping center would increase the animal biodiversity more natural nesting spaces for migratory birds

The construction of the shopping center would decrease animal, biodiversity because some of the wet lane region would be filled with dirt to make a room for buildings and parking lots

Some construction of the shopping center would have no effect on the plant and animal biodiversity in the wetland region

Answer 1

The construction of the shopping center would increase fragmentation and disturbance in the wetland ecosystem, which could negatively affect the biodiversity. Wetlands are important habitats for various plant and animal species, and their destruction or disruption can result in the loss of critical habitat and species. Additionally, the filling of wetlands with dirt and the construction of buildings and parking lots would lead to the loss of wetland-specific species and disrupt the natural hydrology of the area, further impacting the biodiversity.