Which of the Following Represents a Potential Threat to Biodiversity

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents a potential threat to biodiversity?

• A) People construct artificial reefs to support marine life.
• B) Humans clear land for agriculture and housing.
• C) Energy flows through an ecosystem, with much lost as heat.
• D) Tropical rain forests and coral reefs are found where solar energy is the most abundant.
• E) In a food chain, one organism feeds on another.

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