Jennifer designs a computer model to show how endangered species might benefit from a new habitat protection plan. What is one limitation of her model?

Question

Jennifer designs a computer model to show how endangered species might benefit from a new habitat protection plan. What is one limitation of her model?

Computer models cannot accommodate changes in birth and death rates.

Computer models cannot include every possible variable in a real ecosystem.

Computer models assume that changes happen over a short period of time.

Computer models simulating real ecosystems can only account for biotic changes.

Answer 1

One limitation of Jennifer's computer model is that computer models cannot include every possible variable in a real ecosystem. While computer models are useful for simulating and predicting outcomes, they cannot account for every variable, such as unpredictable natural disasters or human activities that may impact the success of a habitat protection plan.