Community Resistance Refers to ________

question 41

Multiple Choice

Community resistance refers to ________.

• A) the ability of a community to maintain productivity and other aspects of ecosystem function as conditions change over time and to recover to former levels of productivity or species richness after a disturbance
• B) the extent to which a community remains unchanged during a disturbance
• C) how quickly a community recovers following a disturbance
• D) how many species are in the community

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept suggesting that ego makes decisions based on the reality of the world, taking into account societal norms and laws.

Gratification Delay

The ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a later reward.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, a part of the personality that mediates between external reality, the id, and superego, and is responsible for realistic and socially appropriate behavior.

Amoral

Lacking moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.