Question

(GIVING BRAINLIEST AND POINTS) Read the passage. Then evaluate the need for a solution and consider each solution suggested. Which solution do you think is more likely to be successful? Explain your reasoning.

People traveling to an island accidentally introduced mice into an ecosystem that previously had no mice. The population of mice quickly grew out of control. It started harming populations of native plants and birds. Scientists offered two solutions. One was to introduce cats to the island. The cats could hunt and eat the mice. The other suggestion was to introduce a disease that could infect the mice and reduce their population.

Answer 1

Answer

Option 2

Explanation: If cats were introduced to the ecosystem It could wipe out the mice but then the cats themselves would be considered an invasive species as well, and the disease could spread and eliminate the mice without adding another invasive species into the ecosystem therefore maintaining biodiversity.