Since the farmers are asking to release the virus, they must be assuming that their livestock will not be harmed. The farmers want the scientists to intervene because they expect that naturally the rabbit population will not decrease. The plan is to release the virus to reclaim lost land. Plan &Aim: Release this virus so that they can reclaim pastoral land currently lost to rabbits. Scientists have recently isolated a virus which has devastated rabbit populations in Central Asia and is harmless to humans. The rabbit population, left unchecked, destroys large areas of pastoral land. Yup also an assumption of the farmers, they think that with the rabbits gone land would be usable! They think that this is ONE way that the rabbit population might be reduced. No I dont think they assume that this is the ONLY way of reducing rabbit population. They think what is true in Central Asia would also be true in Australia, and hence the request to release the virus. Yup the farmers have assumed this to be true as well. Yea this is definitely an assumption, as if it affects their livestock the farmers would be against its release. if the natural predator numbers increase, then there is no need to release the virus. Yes this might be an assumption of the farmers. (E) if the rabbit population fell in Australia, land that had been damaged by rabbits would return to a state useful for farming Incorrect
They only want to reduce rabbit population (D) the release of the virus is the only means of reducing the rabbit population in Australia Incorrect If less effect than it may not work to reclaim land (C) the virus will have the same effect on rabbits in Australia as on rabbits in central Asia Incorrect (B) the virus will not be harmful to livestock that graze on the pastoral land Incorrect (A) the number of natural predators will not significantly increase in Australia in the near future CorrectĪrgument is not related with other predators (E) if the rabbit population fell in Australia, land that had been damaged by rabbits would return to a state useful for farming
(D) the release of the virus is the only means of reducing the rabbit population in Australia (C) the virus will have the same effect on rabbits in Australia as on rabbits in central Asia (B) the virus will not be harmful to livestock that graze on the pastoral land (A) the number of natural predators will not significantly increase in Australia in the near future The farmers who urge the immediate release of the virus assume all of the following EXCEPT
Australian farmers urge scientists to release this virus so that they can reclaim pastoral land currently lost to rabbits. The rabbit population, left unchecked, expands to such large numbers that it destroys large areas of pastoral land by stripping it of grass. Rabbits are not native to Australia, which lacks predators capable of keeping their numbers in check.
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