The ____ hypothesis predicts that ecosystem functions will be maintained more reliably in natural communities when

multiple species perform a given ecological function but differ in their responses to environmental changes



a. scientific redundancy
b. ecosystem function
c. biological insurance
d. natural community


e. fungal dominance


ANSWER: c

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