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Suppose a new resort hotel is built on a hawksbill sea turtle nesting site, and hotel guests start removing the queen angelfish from the nearby reef to stock their home aquaria. If the hawksbill sea turtles and queen angelfish are removed, which organism is most likely to benefit? A. Staghorn corals B. Star corals C. Sponges D. Algae

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Answer:

C. Sponges

Explanation:

Because Hawksbill sea turtles and Angelfish eats sponges.

If the hawksbill sea turtles and queen angelfish are removed, the C. Sponges are most likely to benefit.

The Queen Angelfish

The Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) is a ray-finned fish found in the warmer reefs of the western Atlantic.

This species feeds mainly on sponges.

The hawksbill sea turtles

It is a sea turtle of the cheloniidae family, found in tropical and subtropical seas.

Its food consists of

  • Sponges
  • Anemones
  • Squid
  • and Shrimp.

With this information we can conclude that the hawksbill turtle and the Queen Angelfish have in common the sea sponge in their diet, with that these species would benefit.

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