Which Statement Accurately Describes the Portfolio Effect

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which statement accurately describes the portfolio effect?

• A) Ecosystem stability creates a positive indirect effect on herbivores.
• B) Community stability is enhanced when the population of one species cancels out variation in another such that the overall abundance in the community remains the same.
• C) Community biodiversity does not alter the net effect of predators in a diverse population.
• D) The greater the biomass of an ecosystem the less likely it is to be altered by disturbances.

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