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

Explanation:

Increasing biodiversity adds more species and interactions to an ecosystem. This creates redundancy—if one species is affected, others can fill similar roles, enhancing stability and resilience. Options B, C, and D are incorrect: desert heat doesn’t kill all plants with higher biodiversity, greater biodiversity improves recovery ability, and more species reduce disease vulnerability (not increase it).

Answer:

A. It would help the ecosystem become more stable.