In Zooplankton and Intertidal Communities, as the Overall Diversity of the Food

question 4

Multiple Choice

In zooplankton and intertidal communities, as the overall diversity of the food web increases, the proportion of predators in the web

• A) tends to decrease.
• B) tends to increase.
• C) first decreases, then increases again.
• D) first increases, then decreases again.
• E) stays about the same.

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