Question

What would happen if a keystone species was removed from an ecosystem?

Answer 1

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ᴀ ᴋᴇʏsᴛᴏɴᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ɪs ᴀɴ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘs ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ.

ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛs ᴋᴇʏsᴛᴏɴᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴄᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇxɪsᴛ ᴀʟᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ.

ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ, ɴᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ғɪʟʟ ɪᴛs ᴇᴄᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ɴɪᴄʜᴇ.

Answer 2

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If the keystone species are removed than:--


□ The species it supported will also disappear.

□ other types of depended species will also disappear.



Example:-

□top carnivorous keep prey in check .
□bats that disappear the seeds of plant.


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