"you can choose a maximum of TWO answers"
Members of a city planning committee want to designate over 100 hectares of greenspace in the city limits as protected, natural areas. One committee member, a biologist, tries to convince the other committee members to implement a plan that maximizes biodiversity in the greenspace while reducing the likelihood of invasion by a nonnative species. Which proposals would support the biologist committee member's ideas? Select ALL that apply.
Responses
A A large, continuous section of greenspace equaling 100 hectares should be conserved.A large, continuous section of greenspace equaling 100 hectares should be conserved.
B One hundred small, one-hectare size areas should be conserved across the city's limits.One hundred small, one-hectare size areas should be conserved across the city's limits.
C Native species should be maintained or planted within the greenspace to promote biodiversity.Native species should be maintained or planted within the greenspace to promote biodiversity.
D Exotic species should be cultivated and planted to increase biodiversity in the protected greenspace.Exotic species should be cultivated and planted to increase biodiversity in the protected greenspace.
E The majority of the secondary consumers should be removed from the greenspaces to promote an increase in lower levels of the food chain.
A and C would support the biologist committee member's ideas.
A large, continuous section of greenspace equaling 100 hectares should be conserved because this would provide a larger and more stable habitat for different species, promoting biodiversity.
Native species should be maintained or planted within the greenspace to promote biodiversity because native species are adapted to the local environment and provide essential habitat and food sources for other species in the ecosystem.