▶ Your Answer :
In the reading passage, there is ample
support for the author's claim that the tamarisk beele is being used as a
natural method of eradication, but there is justifiable opposition to this
strategy.
However, in the lecture, the professor
gives several reasons as a rebuttal to the author's point.
First, the professor in the lecture insists
that it is pposible to control the spread of the tamarisk beetle.
This is because the beetle has only one
food source, and there are a lot of predators for the beetle such as a bird.
This refutes the author's suggestion that
its unchecked spread poses a significant ecological threat because it will be
an invasive species in other regions.
Next, the lecturer contends that the beetle
will eat leaves of a tree, so it will kill the tress effectively.
This is because the leaves is mandatory for
photosynthesis producing energy.
This counters the author's assertion that
the beetle takes a long time to kill a tamarisk tree because it will inflict
only a small amount of damage on the trees.
Finally, the professor in the lecture
argues that the risk of wildfires caused by the beetle will not be severe.
Moreover, the government will be able to
take appropriate actions to protect these wildfires.
It means the government can extinguish the
fires before being spreaded
This casts doubt on the author's claim that
the beetle will increase the risk of wildfires because it will make the tree
die.
As a result, the dead wood falls to the ground
and the dried debris will occur a significant fire hazard, making wildfires a
common occurrence.
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