What are the ill effects of an invasive species like water hyacinth?
i. Blockage of sunlight from reaching native aquatic plants.
ii. Starving the water of carbon dioxide
iii. Domination and phasing out of fish and other native species.
iv. Change in the water quality with respect to the dissolved oxygen and the water pH due to release
of CO2 .
v. Starving the water of oxygen.
vi. Desilting of the water body
vii. An increase in algae blooms, mosquito infestation due to dense matting and decreased water flow
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Well your answer is c. iii,v,vi,vii
iii. Domination and phasing out of fish and other native species and v. Starving the water of oxygen and vi. Desilting of the water body and vii. An increase in algae blooms, mosquito infestation due to dense matting and decreased water flow.
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Blockage of sunlight from reaching native aquatic plants, domination and phasing out of fish and other native species, starving the water of oxygen, desilting of the water bodies and an increase in algae blooms, mosquito infestation due to dense matting and decreased water flow are the ill effects of an invasive species like water hyacinth.
Explanation:
- Water hyacinth is considered invasive throughout the world because it grows rapidly and can form thick layers over the water.
- These mats shade out the other aquatic plants.
- Eventually these shaded plants die and decay.
- Water hyacinth also reduces biological diversity, impacts native submersed plants.
- It alters immersed plant communities by pushing away and crushing them.
- It also alter animal communities by blocking access to the water.
- It eliminating plants the animals depend on for shelter and nesting.
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1.What are the ill effects of an invasive species like water hyacinth?
i. Blockage of sunlight from reaching native aquatic plants.
ii. Starving the water of carbon dioxide
iii. Domination and phasing out of fish and other native species.
iv. Change in the water quality with respect to the dissolved oxygen and the water pH due to release
of CO2 .
v. Starving the water of oxygen.
vi. Desilting of the water body
vii. An increase in algae blooms, mosquito infestation due to dense matting and decreased water flow.
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