The Idiosyncratic Hypothesis Suggests That

question 44

Multiple Choice

The idiosyncratic hypothesis suggests that:

• A)Ecosystem function changes unpredictably as the number of species increases or decreases.
• B)Ecosystem function decreases as the number of species decreases.
• C)Ecosystem function changes in a predictable,but non-linear manner with a change in species number.
• D)Ecosystem function is independent of the number of species.
• E)Ecosystem function decreases as the number of species increases.

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