Question

What did the comparative study on chytridiomycosis teach scientists studying white-nose syndrome in bats?Select one:a. Humans were responsible for the spread of chytridiomycosis, but not white-nose syndrome.b. A novel fungal infection could spread to colonies and cause dramatic population crashes, as seen in the comparative study.c. Chytridiomycosis affected only certain amphibians, so the comparative study could not teach the scientists anything useful.d. White-nose syndrome affects bats but does not cause death in organisms like chytridiomycosis does in amphibians.e. It was probably not a fungal infection affecting the bats and scientists needed to look elsewhere for a cause.

Answer 1

Answer:. A novel fungal infection could spread to colonies and cause dramatic population crashes, as seen in the comparative study

Explanation:

fungal diseases of wildlife, amphibian chytridiomycosis and bat white-nose syndrome are diseases in bat that have emerged rapidly and unexpectedly over the past several decades.

These diseases have lead to unprecedented local and global decrease in population of amphibian and bat species the infection colonize their territory and pose serious threats to biodiversity and ecosystem stability due to loss of many of them.