BIOLOGY DUAL ENROLLMENT VERSION
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Chapter 54, Problem 8TYU
The most plausible hypothesis to explain why species richness is higher in tropical than in temperate regions is that
(A) tropical communities are younger.
(B) tropical regions generally have more available water and higher levels of solar radiation.
(C) higher temperaturescau.se more rapid
(D) diversity increases as evapotranspiration decreases.
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The most plausible hypothesis to explain why species richness is higher in tropical than in temperate regions is thata) tropical regions generally have more available water and higher levels of solar radiation.b) diversity increases as evapotranspiration decreases.c) higher temperatures cause more rapid speciation.d) tropical communities are younger.
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(d) When competition is asymmetric and niches do not overlap
completely, weaker competitors use nonoverlapping resources.
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BIOLOGY DUAL ENROLLMENT VERSION
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