Practice The Importance Of Species Diversity To The Ecosystem (13.1.3)

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Question 1.
Define ecosystem stability.
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Think about how ecosystems react to changes.
Question 2.
What does the rivet popper hypothesis illustrate?
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Consider how losing parts of a system affects its integrity.
3Question 3.
What is ecosystem stability?
- The ability to maintain productivity
- The number of species in an area
- The speed of species extinction
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Focus on ecosystem performance.
4Question 4.
True or False: The rivet popper hypothesis suggests that losing some species can weaken ecosystems.
- True
- False
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Think of the airplane analogy.
Question 5.
Design an experiment to measure the stability of an ecosystem with differing species diversity levels.
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Think of factors like plant density and species variety.
Question 6.
Analyze the potential outcomes of a fictional ecosystem losing a key species like a top predator.
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Consider the food chain dynamics.

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