Text 1: Biologist Park argues that bats are essential to many ecosystems. Insect-eating bats consume vast numbers of agricultural pests; nectar-feeding bats pollinate hundreds of plant species; fruit bats disperse seeds across tropical forests. Without bats, Park contends, both wild ecosystems and farms would suffer.
Text 2: Biologist Singh agrees with Park's ecological points but argues that public health concerns about bats — especially as reservoirs of viruses like rabies and certain coronaviruses — require attention. Pretending bats are only beneficial, Singh contends, can backfire if disease outbreaks lead to indiscriminate persecution.
Both authors would most likely agree that
- Acheck_circle
bats provide significant ecosystem services.
- B
bats are entirely harmless to human health.
- C
bats are mainly invasive species.
- D
bats are unimportant to ecosystems.
Explanation
Both accept bats' ecological importance; they differ on whether to also stress disease risks. A is shared. B, C, and D contradict at least one author.