Community A and Community B are pools in a stream in which weare studying zooplankton (plankton that feed on photosyntheticplankton or phytoplankton) and the predator species that feed onthese zooplankton. We observe that the number of predator species,as a proportion of all zooplankton and predator species, is higherin Community A.
10) Based on this observation, which community would you predictto have higher species diversity of zooplankton and theirpredators? a. Community A b. Community B
11) The mechanism responsible for the higher species diversityyou predicted in Question 10 would be:
a. higher predation pressure would reduce the number of preyspecies or zooplankton because of increased mortality and localloss of prey species
b. lower predation pressure would increase the number of preyspecies or zooplankton through reduced mortality and greatersurvival of prey species
c. higher predation pressure would increase the number of preyspecies or zooplankton through lower competition among zooplanktonspecies
Community A and Community B are pools in a stream in which weare studying zooplankton (plankton that feed on photosyntheticplankton or phytoplankton) and the predator species that feed onthese zooplankton. We observe that the number of predator species,as a proportion of all zooplankton and predator species, is higherin Community A.
10) Based on this observation, which community would you predictto have higher species diversity of zooplankton and theirpredators? a. Community A b. Community B
11) The mechanism responsible for the higher species diversityyou predicted in Question 10 would be:
a. higher predation pressure would reduce the number of preyspecies or zooplankton because of increased mortality and localloss of prey species
b. lower predation pressure would increase the number of preyspecies or zooplankton through reduced mortality and greatersurvival of prey species
c. higher predation pressure would increase the number of preyspecies or zooplankton through lower competition among zooplanktonspecies
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