A Community May Undergo a Regime Shift or a Phase

question 45

Multiple Choice

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

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

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