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Read the following statements (A - D) related to the rivet popper hypothesis and select the correct option stating true (T) and false (F).
A. Paul Ehrlich proposed the rivet popper hypothesis
B. The extinction of a key species will become a threat to the safety of other species.
C. Ecosystem represents the rivets of an aeroplane.
D. Wing rivets represent the key species of an ecosystem.
Read the following statements (A - D) related to the rivet popper hypothesis and select the correct option stating true (T) and false (F).
A. Paul Ehrlich proposed the rivet popper hypothesis
B. The extinction of a key species will become a threat to the safety of other species.
C. Ecosystem represents the rivets of an aeroplane.
D. Wing rivets represent the key species of an ecosystem.
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The correct option is A A - T, B - F, C - F and D - T
Paul Ehrlich proposed the rivet popper hypothesis. The hypothesis explains the effect of decrease in biodiversity on the ecosystem. It is an analogy where the ecosystem is compared to an airplane and species are compared to the rivets.
If every passenger starts to pull out or pop a rivet to take home, it may not have any affect on the safety of the flight initially. But as more and more rivets are removed, the safety of the plane is compromised over time. Additionally, if the rivet belongs to a crucial part of the plane such as the wings, it will pose a serious threat to the safety of flight.
Similarly in an ecosystem, loss or extinction of a species (analogous to rivets) from the ecosystem, will not create any threat to the existing species initially, but the extinction of key species (analogous to rivets on the wings), will become a threat to the safety of other species (analogous to flight safety).
For example, removing a predator like lions from an ecosystem will result in the increase in the number of the prey species (deer, rabbits). This will result in the competition between them, for the same food, and finally they will starve to death.
Paul Ehrlich proposed the rivet popper hypothesis. The hypothesis explains the effect of decrease in biodiversity on the ecosystem. It is an analogy where the ecosystem is compared to an airplane and species are compared to the rivets.
If every passenger starts to pull out or pop a rivet to take home, it may not have any affect on the safety of the flight initially. But as more and more rivets are removed, the safety of the plane is compromised over time. Additionally, if the rivet belongs to a crucial part of the plane such as the wings, it will pose a serious threat to the safety of flight.
Similarly in an ecosystem, loss or extinction of a species (analogous to rivets) from the ecosystem, will not create any threat to the existing species initially, but the extinction of key species (analogous to rivets on the wings), will become a threat to the safety of other species (analogous to flight safety).
For example, removing a predator like lions from an ecosystem will result in the increase in the number of the prey species (deer, rabbits). This will result in the competition between them, for the same food, and finally they will starve to death.
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