Question

a developer wants to turn part of a local woodlot into a new housing development. in the springtime, a vernal pool exists in the part of the woodlot marked for development. how might this proposed development affect the salamanders that live in the woodlot? they would have no place to mate and lay their eggs. they would have no water to drink. it would have no effect on their population

Explanation:

Salamanders use vernal pools for mating and egg - laying. Destroying the vernal pool for housing development would remove this crucial habitat.

Answer:

They would have no place to mate and lay their eggs.