Question

The increased ranges of plant and insect species resulting from climate change has only negative consequences.


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Answer 1

False.

Range shifts from climate change produce both negative and positive effects depending on the species, ecosystem, and regional context. Negative consequences include invasive species and pests spreading, new disease vectors, harmful competition and predator–prey imbalances, and local extinctions. But there can also be benefits: some pollinators and crops may gain suitable habitat, primary productivity can increase in newly warmed regions, and some species find refuge from previous stressors. The net outcome is context-dependent, not “only negative.”