Maintaining Biodiversity Is Critically Important Because When Biodiversity Declines

question 45

Multiple Choice

Maintaining biodiversity is critically important because when biodiversity declines,

• A) ecosystem productivity, which is directly proportional to biodiversity, declines also.
• B) invasive species will be able to successfully establish a presence.
• C) human civilization is in jeopardy (the collapse of past civilizations was always associated with reduced biodiversity).
• D) naturally occurring nutrients accumulate to the point that they become polluting.

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