What effect could toxic chemicals have on plants and animals of an ecosystem

How does the author's purpose in this passage differ from an author writing about her personal struggle living with asthma?

Restless tectonic plates move (shift) between one and fifteen centimeters per year month day minute

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.