Learning Goal: I’m working on a geographic information and need to help me learn.
Lionfish are predators that began living in the Atlantic Ocean in the 1980s. This likely occurred because aquarium owners let pet lionfish go into the wild.
A lionfish is shown.
A lionfish
In the Atlantic, lionfish have no predators. They have large appetites, and eat many species of small fish.
Which of these is a likely result of lionfish living in the Atlantic Ocean?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) an increase in food for other predators of small fishAan increase in food for other predators of small fish
(Choice B) a decrease in populations of small fishBa decrease in populations of small fish
(Choice C) an increase in lionfish predator populationsCan increase in lionfish predator populations
