A Community May Undergo a Regime Shift or a Phase

question 30

Multiple Choice

A community may undergo a regime shift or a phase shift when ______________

• A) lose keystone species or suffer a major climatic change
• B) all invasive and exotic species are removed
• C) they suffer a natural fire or flood
• D) pollutants cause a rapid rise in mutations
• E) have too many symbiotic relationships among species

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