The Two-Sided Attack on the Spiny CactusThe spiny cactus is a type of plant that lives in a desert environment. A population of spiny cacti shows variation in the number of spines on their outer surfaces. The graph below shows the distribution of the number of spines before theintroduction of collared peccaries and parasitic wasps.Spiny CactusOrganismCollared peccary(musk hog)Number of CactiParasitic wasp300200100TCollared peccaries and parasitic wasps are two organisms that were introduced to the ecosystem in which the spiny cactus population lives. The chart describes the relationship between the spiny cacti and these two organisms.701180 90 100 110 120 130Number of SpinesOrganisms Introduced into the EcosystemRelationship with Spiny Cactus PlantsThey eat spiny cactus plants that have a small number of spines.They lay eggs at the base of cactus spines. When the eggshatch, the emerging grubs dig into the interior of the cactusand eat the inner pulp of the plant, usually destroying the plant.These wasps lay eggs on spiny cactus plants that have a largenumber of spines.Which predicts how the spiny cactus population will MOST LIKELY change over a long period of time?OOA.C.D.Cacti with 70spinesCacti with 100spinesCacti with 130spinesCacti with 70spinesCacti with 100spinesCacti with 130spinesCacti with 70spinesCacti with 100spinesCacti with 130spinesCacti with 70spinesCacti with 100spinesCacti with 130spinesChange in the PopulationThey will decrease due to the collared peccariesThey will increase due to their ability to survive andreproduceThey will decrease due to the parasitic waspsChange in the PopulationThey will decrease due to the parasitic waspsThey will increase due to their ability to survive andreproduceThey will decrease due to the collared peccariesChange in the PopulationThey will increase due to their ability to survive andreproduceThey will decrease due to the parasitic waspsThey will increase due to their ability to survive andreproduceChange in the PopulationThey will increase due to their ability to survive andreproduceThey will decrease due to the collared peccariesThey will increase due to their ability to survive andreproduce

Collared peccary eat cactus with less number of spines i.e. cactus with 70 spines. Parasitic wasp…

The Two-Sided Attack on the Spiny Cactus The spiny cactus is a type of plant that lives in a desert environment. A population of spiny cacti shows variation in the number of spines on their outer surfaces. The graph below shows the distribution of the number of spines before the introduction of collared peccaries and parasitic wasps Spiny Cactus Organism Collared peccary (musk hog) 300 Parasitic wasp 200 Collared peccaries and parasitic wasps are two organisms that were introduced to the ecosystem in which the spiny cactus population lives. The chart describes the relationship between the spiny cact and these two organisms 100 O 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 Number of Spines Organisms Introduced into the Ecosystem Relationship with Spiny Cactus Plants They eat spiny cactus plants that have a small number of spines. They lay eggs at the base of cactus spines. When the eggs hatch, the emerging grubs dig into the interior of the cactus and eat the inner pulp of the plant, usually destroying the plant. These wasps lay eggs on spiny cactus plants that have a large number of spines. O. O O O. dicts how Cact with 70 spines Cacti with 100 spines Cacti with 130 spines Cact with 70 spines Cacti with 100 spines Cacti with 130 spines Cacti with 70 spines Cact with 100 spines Cacti with 130 spines Cacti with 70 spines Cacti with 100 spines Cacti with 130 spines wa Change in the Population They will decrease due to the collared peccaries They will increase due to their ability to survive and reproduce They will decrease due to the parasitic wasps Change in the Population They will decrease due to the parasitic wasps They will increase due to their ability to survive and reproduce They will decrease due to the collared peccaries Change in the Population They will increase due to their ability to survive and reproduce They will decrease due to the parasitic wasps They will increase due to their ability to survive and reproduce Change in the Population They will increase due to their ability to survive and reproduce They will decrease due to the collared peccaries They will increase due to their ability to survive and reproduce