A Certain Species of Animal Represents Just 3% of the Biomass

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Multiple Choice

A certain species of animal represents just 3% of the biomass in its ecosystem. We might classify this as a keystone species if its removal

• A) caused plant biomass to increase by 5%.
• B) caused 2% of the other species in the community to disappear.
• C) caused the diversity of the plant community to decline by 40%.
• D) allowed an even rarer species to increase in number and take its place.
• E) had no effect on the community.

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