According to the Redundancy Hypothesis,species Are Redundant If

question 11

Multiple Choice

According to the redundancy hypothesis,species are redundant if

• A)they could be eliminated or replaced by others with no loss of ecosystem function.
• B)they have grown beyond their carrying capacity for a particular ecosystem.
• C)their ecological niche overlaps somewhat with another species.
• D)they have an effect on the ecosystem that is disproportionate with their abundance.

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