Question

Select the correct answer.

Ships accidentally spread a species of sea urchins to an area of the sea in which they previously didn’t live. The graph depicts the growth trend of native seaweed, a common food for sea urchins, after this invasion. What could ecologists do to curb the trend in the seaweed population?



A.
Eliminate the sea urchins’ competitor.
B.
Introduce more sea urchins.
C.
Introduce a competitor for seaweed.
D.
Introduce a predator for invasive sea urchins.

Answer 1

I would pick A hope it’s correct

Answer 2

D!

Step-by-step explanation:

Introducing a predator to kill the sea urchins will lower their population and/or make them move away from the area they invaded