ECOLOGY
ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
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Biodiversity increases as the number of species decreases.
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Biodiversity increases as the number of species increases.
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Biodiversity remains constant as the number of species decreases.
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Biodiversity decreases as the number of species increases.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The reverse is also true, of course–predator populations are limited by the availability of prey. When prey is abundant, predator populations increase because more young are able to survive. More predators kill more prey, which, along with food scarcity, decreases the population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Predation can have large effects on prey populations and on community structure. Predators can increase diversity in communities by preying on competitive dominant species or by reducing consumer pressure on foundation species.
Detailed explanation-3: -In predation, one organism kills and consumes another. Predation provides energy to prolong the life and promote the reproduction of the organism that does the killing, the predator, to the detriment of the organism being consumed, the prey.