Question

1. the american pika is a small mammal related to rabbits. they live in cold climates in high - elevation areas and can easily overheat. how can warmer temperatures threaten the pikas over time? they would no longer be able to reproduce. their diets would change, making them able to hunt for fish and marine foods. all of these are effects pikas would experience. the amount of snow that protects pikas in the winter would be reduced.

Explanation:

American pikas live in cold - high - elevation areas and can overheat easily. Warmer temperatures mean less snow cover in winter which protects them, and there is no indication that their diet would shift to fish/marine foods or that they'd lose reproductive ability due to warming alone.

Answer:

The amount of snow that protects pikas in the winter would be reduced.