Consider an Area in Which Plants Change from One Group

question 40

Multiple Choice

Consider an area in which plants change from one group of species to another group of species over a distance of 20 cm. How might this scale of variation affect two herbivores-aphids (very small insects) and moose (large mammals) ?

• A) Aphids would be more strongly affected by this gradient.
• B) Moose would be more strongly affected by this gradient.
• C) Neither would be affected by this gradient.
• D) They would be equally affected by this gradient.

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