Overharvesting encourages extinction of many different types of animals. from the list below, select the type of animal that is most likely affected by overharvesting. question 2 options:

a. edge-adapted species

b. most organisms that live in the oceans

c. animals that occupy a broad ecological niche

d. large animals with low intrinsic reproductive rates

e. terrestrial organisms more than aquatic organisms

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Biology

Conor Thompson

1 February, 05:18

Overharvesting encourages extinction of many different types of animals. from the list below, select the type of animal that is most likely affected by overharvesting. question 2 options:

a. edge-adapted species

b. most organisms that live in the oceans

c. animals that occupy a broad ecological niche

d. large animals with low intrinsic reproductive rates

e. terrestrial organisms more than aquatic organisms

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Halle Dillon · Answer 1

I would say the answer is d. large animals with low intrinsic reproductive rates. Large animals typically occupy positions high on the food chain, and it is likely that an environment would not be able to support a large population. Their relatively small population and low reproduction rates would mean that a population of this kind of species would require a long time to recover from over-harvesting. Another danger is that the population would not recover at all if the genetic diversity in the population becomes too small.