A Builder Is Proposing a New Housing Development in an Area

Multiple Choice

A builder is proposing a new housing development in an area of western Massachusetts. Construction of the housing development will destroy the wetland habitat in the area.Which of the following would be the most likely consequence of the wetland's destruction?

A) The wetland plant species would disperse to adjacent meadow habitats.
B) The populations of wetland animals would be unable to survive in that area.
C) The wetland animal species would survive by interbreeding with non-wetland species.
D) The populations of wetland plants would evolve to disperse seeds by wind rather than water.