Biology

Question

Question 8

In a marine ecosystem it was found that removing (killing) all of the starfish in the ecosystem resulted in the death of

all other species, leaving a barren (empty) area in the sea. The large effect of the starfish makes it a

Answer

Keystone species.

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A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance. In this case, the starfish had a...