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Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: When so many oysters died off the coast of Britain that some native sp

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When so many oysters died off the coast of Britain that some native species were threatened with extinction, the fact that the water temperature had recently risen was at first thought to be the cause. Later, however, the cause was determined to be the chemical tributyl tin (TBT), used to keep barnacles off the hulls of boats. Legislation that banned TBT has nearly eliminated that chemical from British waters, yet the populations of the endangered oyster species have notgrown.

We are presented with a scenario in which native species of oysters were threatened withextinction and the cause of the die off was determined to be the chemical tributyl tin(TBT) , but even though TBT has been nearlyeliminated , the populations of the endangered oyster species have notgrown.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the failure of the native oyster populations torecover?

The correct answer will explain why the oyster populations haven't recovered even though
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Statistics : Posted by MartyMurray • on 26 Nov 2023, 11:15 • Replies 1 • Views 154



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