Refer to the Graph Representing the WilsonMacArthur Theory of Island

question 218

Multiple Choice

Refer to the graph representing the WilsonMacArthur theory of island biogeography, which explains the speciesarea relationship. According to the graph, the number of species on an island reaches equilibrium when

• A) immigration and extinction rates are zero.
• B) immigration and extinction rates are equal.
• C) immigration rates rise faster than extinction rates.
• D) extinction rates rise faster than immigration rates.
• E) islands are large and near continents, regardless of rates.

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