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question 31

Multiple Choice

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The effect of invasive species on the diversity of communities can be large, and protecting native communities from the invasion of non-native species is often a priority for conservation. You conduct an experiment to study how the impact that invasive plant species have on the diversity of plant communities varies as a function of distance from the source of the invasive species. In this experiment, you create five communities with equal numbers of three native plant species at the beginning. Each of these communities is located at increasing distances from a large patch of an invasive species. You and your research assistant return 1 year later to measure the relative abundance of each species. The results are shown in the table.
Relative Abundance
-Your research assistant forgets to label the distance at which each community was located. While you wait for your assistant to go back and check on the correct labels, you attempt to match the communities to their distances based on the results. Predict the order of the communities from closest to farthest from the source patch of invasive species.

• A) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
• B) 5, 4, 1, 3, 2
• C) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5
• D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• E) 5, 1, 4, 2, 3

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