ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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Ecosystem change for many different reasons. Which of the following is a natural cause of changes in an ecosystem?
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Farming
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Housebuilding
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Hurricanes
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Pollution
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Natural causes of changes in ecosystems include wildfire, disease, and flooding. Human causes of changes in ecosystems include clearing land for other use, pollution, and introducing invasive species.
Detailed explanation-2: -These include (1) natural disturbance pro-cesses such as fire, flood, drought, and outbreaks of insects or disease; (2) human uses of the land for development, resources, and recreation; and (3) the spread (often uninten-tionally) of new elements such as air pollution and non-native plants and animals.
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