Question

in this desert food web, what would be the effect of increasing the biodiversity of the plant and animal life? a it would help the ecosystem become more stable. b the heat of the desert would kill off all the plants. c the ecosystem would be unable to recover after any event d the larger number of species would make the ecosystem more prone to disease

Explanation:

Increasing biodiversity adds more species and interactions to an ecosystem. This creates redundancy—if one species is affected, others can fill its role, making the ecosystem more resilient and stable. Options B, C, and D are incorrect: desert heat does not kill all plants with higher biodiversity, higher biodiversity improves recovery ability, and more species reduce vulnerability to disease (not increase it).

Answer:

A. It would help the ecosystem become more stable.