David Tilman's Experiments Showed That as Species Richness Increases, Productivity

question 98

Multiple Choice

David Tilman's experiments showed that as species richness increases, productivity _______ and the variation in productivity _______.

• A) decreases; increases
• B) decreases; remains constant
• C) decreases; decreases
• D) increases; increases
• E) increases; decreases

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