ECOLOGY
ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
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emptying an aquarium containing non-native species into a local waterway
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cutting down a small cedar tree to make holiday decorations.
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cleaning the windshield of a car with alcohol based cleaner
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mowing the lawn in a city park.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Emptying an aquarium containing non-native species into a local waterway. Emptying an aquarium containing non-native species into a local waterway will most likely to cause the greatest disruption to an ecosystem.
Detailed explanation-2: -Important direct drivers include habitat change, climate change, invasive species, overexploitation, and pollution. Most of the direct drivers of degradation in ecosystems and biodiversity currently remain constant or are growing in intensity in most ecosystems (see Figure 4.3).
Detailed explanation-3: -Frequent sources of ecological disruption include incompatible logging and residential development.
Detailed explanation-4: -1 Answer. Removal of native species.
Detailed explanation-5: -Catastrophic events, such as deadly hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, or floods, can decrease biodiversity by killing a species or harming an ecosystem. Human activity can also cause a loss of biodiversity by displacing species from their natural habitat or killing organisms.