The Ability of Species to Disperse to a Community Is

question 143

Multiple Choice

The ability of species to disperse to a community is determined by which of the "filters" that help determine community membership?

• A) The biotic filter, or species interactions
• B) The abiotic filter, or environmental conditions
• C) The species supply filter
• D) Both the biotic and abiotic filters
• E) Both the biotic filter and the species supply filter

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Definitions:

Geometric Mean

The central tendency of a set of numbers, calculated by taking the nth root of the product of n numbers, useful for sets of positive numbers.

Measure Of

A general term for a quantitative indicator used to assess or evaluate a specific attribute or property.

Geometric Mean

The central tendency of a set of numbers that is calculated by taking the nth root (where n is the count of numbers) of the product of the values.

Weighted Mean

The mean obtained by assigning each observation a weight that reflects its importance.