The answer is; NO
This is because the leaf would not have tiny oxygen bubbles spread across its base (because the base is where most stomata are) that would help it float on the water. The reason is that the oxygen produced in the process of photosynthesis would be consumed in respiration because the rates of the two biochemical processes are the same.
The herbivore population would starve and decrease as well.
Answer:
The species is not prey to what is already living there and as a result may reproduce uncontrollably and end up causing the other species to go extinct by stealing the resources they need.
Explanation:
A person would have to consider Harriet' s upbringing in that time and imagine all the wrong doing she has seen regarding her parents care; therefore, witnessing her own care as a slave as well. It's no wonder that eventually, one would desire they're own true freedom.