Question
An endemic species is an organism which is unique to a defined geographic location. An invasive species is an organism that is not native to a specific location. The graph above shows the effect of an invasive species on an endemic predator/prey relationship of an island. The introduction of this invasive species caused -
Responses
a change in the mutualism expressed by the endemic species
a change in the mutualism expressed by the endemic species
a change from density dependent to density independent limiting factors
a change from density dependent to density independent limiting factors
a change to the endemic species' carrying capacity
a change to the endemic species' carrying capacity
a change in trophic level for both the endemic prey and the invasive competitor
Responses
a change in the mutualism expressed by the endemic species
a change in the mutualism expressed by the endemic species
a change from density dependent to density independent limiting factors
a change from density dependent to density independent limiting factors
a change to the endemic species' carrying capacity
a change to the endemic species' carrying capacity
a change in trophic level for both the endemic prey and the invasive competitor
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Based on the information you provided regarding the effect of an invasive species on an endemic predator/prey relationship, the most likely response that describes the introduction of the invasive species is:
**a change to the endemic species' carrying capacity**
Invasive species can alter the resources available within an ecosystem and may increase competition for those resources, thus affecting the carrying capacity of the environment for endemic species. This change can lead to declines in population sizes or changes in the dynamics of the relationships between endemic predators and prey.
**a change to the endemic species' carrying capacity**
Invasive species can alter the resources available within an ecosystem and may increase competition for those resources, thus affecting the carrying capacity of the environment for endemic species. This change can lead to declines in population sizes or changes in the dynamics of the relationships between endemic predators and prey.