When the comb jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi, was introduced into the Black Sea, its population exploded to 500 comb jellies per cubic yard in 1988. The jellies devoured all the zooplankton and fish larvae, drastically reducing the numbers of the native fish populations. This situation demonstrates?

a.

the difference between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

b.

effects of local evolution or migration on an ecosystem.

c.

the impact of removing or adding organisms to an ecosystem.

d.

the types of interactions between organisms in an ecosystem.

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Paul White

18 February, 20:53

When the comb jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi, was introduced into the Black Sea, its population exploded to 500 comb jellies per cubic yard in 1988. The jellies devoured all the zooplankton and fish larvae, drastically reducing the numbers of the native fish populations. This situation demonstrates?

a.

the difference between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

b.

effects of local evolution or migration on an ecosystem.

c.

the impact of removing or adding organisms to an ecosystem.

d.

the types of interactions between organisms in an ecosystem.

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India Pennington · Answer 1

From the given question above, the correct answer that fits the situation is option C. The impact of removing or adding organisms to an ecosystem. When the comb jelly increased its population, this then affected also the population of the native fish populations around it which resulted in its decrease.