The question is in the picture 9. Tropical rain forests have the greatestbiodiversity of any type of land ecosystem.How does biodiversity contribute to theThe presence of morespecies with differentadaptations makes itmore likely that someorganisms will survive anecological disaster.sustainability of an ecosystem?Greater genetic variationwithin species makes itmore likely that someindividuals will survive adisease outbreak.The presence of a varietyof herbivore species thatcan feed on a largenumber of differentproducer species helpsensure abundant prey forpredators in theecosystem.All of the above

Biodiversity is the variety of life that can be found from different ecological complexes of which…

9. Tropical rain forests have the greatest biodiversity of any type of land ecosystem. How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem? The presence of more species with different adaptations makes it more likely that some organisms will survive an ecological disaster. Greater genetic variation within species makes it more likely that some individuals will survive a disease outbreak. The presence of a variety of herbivore species that can feed on a large number of different producer species helps ensure abundant prey for predators in the ecosystem. All of the above

9. Tropical rain forests have the greatest biodiversity of any type of land ecosystem. How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem? The presence of more species with different adaptations makes it more likely that some organisms will survive an ecological disaster. Greater genetic variation within species makes it more likely that some individuals will survive a disease outbreak. The presence of a variety of herbivore species that can feed on a large number of different producer species helps ensure abundant prey for predators in the ecosystem. All of the above

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter51: Ecology And The Biosphere

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