A developer wants to turn part of a local woodlot into a new housing development. A vernal pool exists in the part of the woodlo
t marked for development. How might the developer’s plan affect the salamanders that live in the woodlot? Student Answer:
A The salamanders would have no water to drink.
B The salamanders would have no place to mate and lay their eggs.
The development would have no effect on the salamander population.
C The salamanders would not survive at all if the developer built houses in the woodlot.
I know its B but why would it be B?
The developer's plan would affect the salamanders that live in the woodlot by taking away their vernal pool, the lack of a vernal pool would mean that the salamanders would have no place to mate and lay their eggs. This would result in a drastic reduction of salamanders in the area.
The interaction of heredity and the environment works to shape who children are and who they will become. The complex interaction of nature and nurture does not just occur at certain moments or at certain periods of time it is persistent and lifelong.
