Ecological Diversity Is a Measure of the Number of

question 37

Multiple Choice

Ecological diversity is a measure of the number of

• A)different kinds of organisms within a community or ecosystem.
• B)different versions of the same gene in an ecological community.
• C)sizes,colors,and shapes of organisms within an ecological community.
• D)niches,trophic levels,and ecological processes of a biological community.
• E)different species in an ecosystem.

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Definitions:

Metaphysical Viewpoint

A perspective that deals with questions of existence, the nature and structure of the universe, reality, and the theory of knowledge.

Teleological Metaphysics

The branch of metaphysics that deals with the study of purpose, design, and goals within the universe, often involving the idea that natural processes aim towards certain ends.

Mechanistic Metaphysics

A philosophical viewpoint that regards natural processes as mechanically determined and capable of explanation by laws of physics and chemistry.

Non-teleological

Pertaining to theories or viewpoints that reject the existence of ultimate purposes or ends in natural phenomena or human activities.