(17) A keystone species can be as all of the following EXCEPT: (a) being located in the region of Pennsylvania in the United States (b) a species that, if removed, will have major consequences for a given ecosystem (c) Having only a small effect within a specific niche within an ecologic community (d) Usually an herbivore of a given ecosystem would be considered the important keystone species

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