Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 53, Problem 5TYK
A keystone species:
a. is usually a primary producer.
b. has a critically important role in determining the species composition of its community.
c. is always a predator.
d. usually reduces the species diversity in a community.
e. usually exhibits aposematic coloration.
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