After a Threshold Is Crossed,the Landscape

question 76

Multiple Choice

After a threshold is crossed,the landscape

• A)remains unstable thereafter.
• B)adjusts to a new equilibrium condition.
• C)looks identical to the landscape that existed prior to the crossing of the threshold.
• D)returns to the conditions that existed prior to the crossing the threshold.
• E)is stable as before because landscapes do not cross thresholds.

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