Which of the following best describes the stability of terrestrial biomes?A. Organisms in terrestrial biomes rely on extreme disturbances to maintain biodiversity.B. Disturbances can cause unstable conditions with patchy communities of organisms.O C. Long periods of stability allow terrestrial biomes the only biome to achieve sustainedequilibrium.O D. The variance in abiotic factors within different terrestrial biomes prevent communities from everreaching equilibrium.nsweredMacBook Air000D00 F4F1F5F6$%23

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Which of the following best describes the stability of terrestrial biomes? A. Organisms in terrestrial biomes rely on extreme disturbances to maintain biodiversity. B. Disturbances can cause unstable conditions with patchy communities of organisms. C. Long periods of stability allow terrestrial biomes the only biome to achieve sustained equilibrium. O D. The variance in abiotic factors within different terrestrial biomes prevent communities from ever reaching equilibrium.

Which of the following best describes the stability of terrestrial biomes? A. Organisms in terrestrial biomes rely on extreme disturbances to maintain biodiversity. B. Disturbances can cause unstable conditions with patchy communities of organisms. C. Long periods of stability allow terrestrial biomes the only biome to achieve sustained equilibrium. O D. The variance in abiotic factors within different terrestrial biomes prevent communities from ever reaching equilibrium.

Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter54: Community Ecology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8TYU: The _______________ signifies that species richness is greater where two communities meet than at...

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