Experiments on Competition Among Species Within a Community Reveal That

question 55

Multiple Choice

Experiments on competition among species within a community reveal that

• A)removing a group of species has relatively little effect on a community.
• B)removing a single species has a stronger effect than removing a group of species from a community.
• C)removing a group of species has a stronger effect than removing a single species from a community.
• D)removing a single species has relatively little effect on a community.

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Definitions:

Total Utility

The total satisfaction received from consuming a particular quantity of goods or services.

Marginal Utility

The added satisfaction a consumer gets from having one more unit of a good or service.

Diminishing Marginal Utility

A principle in economics that posits an individual gains less satisfaction from consuming each additional unit of the same product or service.

Marginal Utility

The extra pleasure or advantage gained from using another unit of a product or service.