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How could the introduction of an invasive species to an ecosystem cause natural selection to take place in a native species?
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∙ 12y ago
Selection pressure caused by the invasive species entering the ecosystem. They would be possibly competing for the same resources with different traits that might favor one species traits over the others on average. The native species is a population of variants, so some among the native population could compete with the invasive species on a more equal footing. These would be naturally selected by being reproductively sucessful, ultimately, and thus change the allele frequency in the native populations gene pool; the definition of evolution.
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How has the natural selection harmed the ecosystem?
It hasn't. Natural selection is a key part of the ecosystem itself.
What process in which organisims with traits well suited to an environment are more likely to survive and to produce offspring is?
natural selection
How do invasive species disrupt ecosystems?
Invasive species have such an impact on the environment because they basically have no naturally known enimies. If they come from a different land, the organisms that are already living there aren't used to the envasive species being there, and have no natural defense against them. The invasive species will devour all it wants, and can wipe out an entire population of a species in an area.
Is adaptation part of natural selection?
Adaptation is the result of natural selection.
How can a wide range of phenotypes increase the chance that some individuals will survive in a changing environment?
by natural selection.
How has the natural selection harmed the ecosystem?
It hasn't. Natural selection is a key part of the ecosystem itself.
What is the description of a bullfrog in its ecosystem?
In its natural environment the frog is a part of the ecosystem, but as an invasive species it eats other frogs and is regarded as a plague. In its natural habitat the frog is preyed by its natural enemies and parasites, wich are absent in a non-natural habitat.
What is in 'selection'?
Selection is the process throughout evolution that results in a species existing in a current ecosystem at a given time. This is known as natural selection.
What is selection in science?
Selection is the process throughout evolution that results in a species existing in a current ecosystem at a given time. This is known as natural selection.
What happens to invasive species?
Invasive species disrupt the natural order of an area. They do not have natural predators, hunt and kill animals that would feed the predators native to an area, and in some cases, can cause a complete collapse of the local ecosystem.
Which not a possible consequence of the introduction of invasive species?
Invasive species of plants or animals can cause a disruption in the natural food chains of a particular area. This can lead to the dying off of species normally found in that area.
What are species that don't belong in a particular area?
A species that "belongs" in a particular area, as you put it, is called a native species. I am sure that animals who find themselves in a non-natural habitat are called a non-native species, an invasive species, or introduced species. The introduction of some species into new environments can have devastating results - this is because the invasive species can eradicate necessary native species that are necessary to support a healthy ecosystem.
How is an artificial crop land ecosystem different from a natural terrestrial ecosystem?
life was originated from three chromosome. three chromosome organism is the centromere of life. natural selection is much associated with gradual increase in chromosome due to effect of elcrtromagnetic radiation.
What is the ecosystem for poodles?
Domestic dogs cohabit with humans, they do not have a natural habitat as such because they are all a product of artificial selection from generations of human owners.
What is the name for the process in which the organisms best adapted to their environment survive?
Its NaTuRaL sElEcTiOn if you didn't know.
What process in which organisims with traits well suited to an environment are more likely to survive and to produce offspring is?
natural selection
What is London's natural ecosystem?
its natural ecosystem is cold and wet but mostly cold
