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In Which Ways Does Overfishing Lead to Decreased Biodiversity

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In which ways does overfishing lead to decreased biodiversity?


A) It reduces the available habitat for other species.
B) Overfishing allows fished species to overpopulate once the larger individuals are removed from the population, which in turn depletes the species' food sources.
C) Newer technologies allow the fishing fleet to take a larger catch while leaving larger numbers of breeding pairs, which overpopulate and degrade the environment.
D) It depletes fish that feed on some species and serve as food sources for other species, leading to the eradication of some species and the overpopulation of others.
E) It depletes food sources for aquatic mammals, which then overpopulate.

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