Question detail

Which of the following statements best describes the effect of pathogens on community stability?

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MCQ

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practice

Style

Topic

Adaptations, interdependence and competition

Question

A. Pathogens always improve community stability
B. Pathogens can disrupt community stability by affecting populations
C. Pathogens have no effect on community stability
D. Pathogens only affect plant populations

Answer

The correct option is Pathogens can disrupt community stability by affecting populations. This answer is correct because it matches the approved learning objective to explain how new pathogens can affect populations in a community in the subtopic Biotic factors.

Explanation

The correct option is Pathogens can disrupt community stability by affecting populations. Pathogens can disrupt community stability by affecting populations is correct because it directly supports the approved learning objective to explain how new pathogens can affect populations in a community. This belongs to the subtopic Biotic factors within Adaptations, interdependence and competition, so the explanation must stay tied to that curriculum context. The other options are incorrect because they either do not answer this learning objective, use a vague statement, or move away from Biotic factors.

Common mistake

Biotic factors common mistake 1

Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Explain how new pathogens can affect populations in a community..

Answer by clearly explaining how to explain how new pathogens can affect populations in a community..

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