13.1.3 - The importance of Species Diversity to the Ecosystem
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Define ecosystem stability.
💡 Hint: Think about how ecosystems react to changes.
What does the rivet popper hypothesis illustrate?
💡 Hint: Consider how losing parts of a system affects its integrity.
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What is ecosystem stability?
💡 Hint: Focus on ecosystem performance.
True or False: The rivet popper hypothesis suggests that losing some species can weaken ecosystems.
💡 Hint: Think of the airplane analogy.
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Design an experiment to measure the stability of an ecosystem with differing species diversity levels.
💡 Hint: Think of factors like plant density and species variety.
Analyze the potential outcomes of a fictional ecosystem losing a key species like a top predator.
💡 Hint: Consider the food chain dynamics.
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