Green sea turtles eat sea grass that grows on the sea floor. Sea grass, a foundation species, provides an important breeding ground for fish and other marine organisms. A conservation program for the green sea turtles plans to introduce more turtles into an ecosystem. What could be the immediate effect of this on the ecosystem? A) More species of fish would migrate to the region. B) The new turtles would drive out the existing population. C) The region would witness a spurt in the growth of sea grass. D) There would be a decrease in the population of marine organisms.

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Maritza Deleon

Biology

17 May, 01:49

Green sea turtles eat sea grass that grows on the sea floor. Sea grass, a foundation species, provides an important breeding ground for fish and other marine organisms. A conservation program for the green sea turtles plans to introduce more turtles into an ecosystem. What could be the immediate effect of this on the ecosystem? A) More species of fish would migrate to the region. B) The new turtles would drive out the existing population. C) The region would witness a spurt in the growth of sea grass. D) There would be a decrease in the population of marine organisms.

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D) There would be a decrease in the population of marine organisms.

The turtles would eat the sea grass at the faster rate which, at least for a time, would disturb the environment for the other organisms.