UPSC General Studies Sample Paper General Studies Sample Paper-7

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    What is a Keystone species?                                                     

    A)  A species which makes up only a small proportion of the total biomass of a community, yet has a huge impart community organisation                                                      

    B)  A common species that has plenty of biomass yet has a fairly low impact on the community organisation

    C)  A rare species that has minimal impart on the biomass and on other species in the community

    D)  A dominant species that constitutes a large proportion of the biomass and which affects mar species                                                                                

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] A keystone species is a plant or animal that play a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem function. Without keystone species the ecosystem would be cease of exist altogether.


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