alleryStart learning →On broad geographic scales, which factor most strongly determines ecosystem structure?
APredator numbers
BRoot competition
CLitter decay rate
DRegional climate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Regional climate
Rainfall and seasonal temperature set photosynthesis and hence the energy available, making climate the dominant external factor.
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