The map shows the largest oil spills that have happened in the united states since 1969. what prediction can be made about the biodiversity in the area of the largest spill? the biodiversity on the reefs near the vista bella accident has dramatically decreased. the number of species in alaska has increased since the exxon valdez accident. the overall biodiversity in the gulf of mexico has gone down since the deepwater horizon spill. there was little change in the number of species after the amazon venture spill. im !

The overall biodiversity in the Gulf of Mexico has gone down since the Deepwater Horizon spill. I hope this helps.

Option (3)

Explanation: Oil spill refers to the leakage of the liquid petroleum hydrocarbons in the ocean, thereby polluting the marine ecosystem.

In the given figure, the affected areas are being shown, of which the maximum deep-water horizon spill is in the year 2010 and is the severe one.

Due to this oil spill, the biodiversity in the gulf of mexico is highly affected. It affected the corals that are located at deep sea. In addition to that, it has made thousands of marine organisms difficult to live due to the leakage of methane, hydro carbons and petroleum products.

Thus the correct answer is option (3).