Question 7 of 10
2 points
the photograph shows an invasive species of burmese python. these snakes!
have found a habitat in the florida everglades that is similar to their asian
home. how might the asian species harm native species in the everglades?
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a. by eating native prey species
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b. by competing with native species for mates
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c. by providing native scavenger species with additional food
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d. by forming mutualistic relationships with native species
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Answer is B. By competing with them for prey.

Burmese pythons are native to the tropics of southern and south-eastern Asia, where the gigantic snakes—they can grow as long as 19 ft. But sometime over the past few decades, Burmese pythons began appearing in Everglades National Park in south Florida. These Pythons are changing the delicate balance of the national park’s food chain. It has been evident from the rabbits fitted with tracking devices that they are better predator than the native species of snakes.

kelp are large brown algae that live in cool, relatively shallow waters close to the shore. they grow in dense groupings much like a forest on land. these underwater towers of kelp provide food and shelter for thousands of fish, invertebrates, and marine mammal species.

e) all of the above