Conservation efforts typically focus on charismatic animals, such as tigers, polar bears, and pandas. The "little things that run the world," as E. O. Wilson called them, are rarely considered. Should we be paying more attention to the conservation of invertebrates? Clearly explain why.

Fruit bats in central america eat bananas and other fruits. banana plants rely on bats for pollination. what would be the most likely consequence on the banana crop if fruit bats were eliminated from the area? the banana crop would increase because bats would stop eating the crops. the banana crop would decrease because bats would no longer pollinate the crops. the banana crop would remain constant because bees would replace the bats. the banana crop would remain constant because the plants would adapt using asexual reproduction.