Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of a Trait-Mediated

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a trait-mediated indirect effect?

• A) The presence of raptors causes squirrels to forage at night instead of during the day.
• B) Greater numbers of aspen trees grow in areas where predation risk from wolves prevents elk from browsing.
• C) Grasses increase because the presence of spiders has reduced grasshopper foraging.
• D) Zooplankton abundance in a pond increases because piscivorous largemouth bass cause small fish (zooplanktivores) to take refuge in pond margins away from zooplankton.

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Observed

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Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

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Acronym KSA

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