Which of the following levels of organization is arranged in the correct sequence from most to least inclusive? 

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The dominant species in a community is

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

In a tide pool, 15 species of invertebrates were reduced to eight after one species was removed. The species removed was likely a(n)

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Elephants are not the most common species in African grasslands. The grasslands contain scattered woody plants, but they are kept in check by the uprooting activities of the elephants. Take away the elephants, and the grasslands convert to forests or to shrublands. The newly growing forests support fewer species than the previous grasslands. Which of the following describes why elephants are the keystone species in this scenario?

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The species richness of a community refers to the

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

With a few exceptions, most of the food chains studied by ecologists have a maximum of how many links?

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Coral animals