Question

Consider the following pairs of organisms: large predators and small predators; large herbivores and small herbivores; and migratory animals and non-migratory animals. The two animals most likely to suffer the most from habitat fragmentation are the ____.
Question 11 options:

large predators and migratory animals

large herbivores and large predators

non-migratory animals and small herbivores

migratory animals and large herbivores

Answer 1

Answer:

Non-migratory animals and small herbivores

Explanation:

Habitat fragmentation is the process by which a previously continuous stretch of land becomes fragmented into smaller patches that are separated, causing the environment to be broken up, and to become discontinuous. For example, humans chopping down patches of trees in forests.

Animals that cannot freely move around (non-migratory mammals) will be most affected by this since they cannot simply move between the isolated pieces of land. Smaller herbivores will also be affected, because they generally do not freely move around and cover large spaces like large herbivores or predators.