The Irish Potato Famine lasted from 1845 to 1849. Since potatoes are hardy and fairly easy to grow, they had been a main source of food in Ireland for more than one hundred years. Ireland depended mostly on the Lumper potato, a high-yield variety that could be stored for long periods of time. Unfortunately, this reliance on only one type of potato led to a lack of genetic diversity in the potato crop. When a disease infested Ireland's potatoes in 1845, most of the crop was destroyed, resulting in widespread famine. More than one million people died, and another million left the country to avoid starvation.Directions: Match causes with their effects.(1 point)Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.Cause: Only one type of potato was grown.Cause: Potatoes are robust and easy to grow.Effect: Famine swept across Ireland.Genetic diversity was reduced.Potatoes were a mainstay of the Irish diet.A blight destroyed the potato crop.

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Here are the matched causes with their effects:

• Cause: Only one type of potato was grown.
  Effect: Genetic diversity was reduced.

• Cause: Potatoes are robust and easy to grow.
  Effect: Potatoes were a mainstay of the Irish diet.

• Effect: Famine swept across Ireland.
  Effect: A blight destroyed the potato crop.