**Two arguments about ecosystem diversity: Text 1 says historical species diversity drives long-term community diversity. Text 2 reports an experimental study where high- and low-diversity pools converged to the same diversity over time, regardless of starting conditions.** How do Text 1 and Text 2 relate?
AText 2 provides empirical evidence that CHALLENGES Text 1's claim about historical drivers
BBoth make the same argument
CText 2 is about plants, Text 1 about animals — they are about different things
DText 2 confirms Text 1 with new data
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Text 2 provides empirical evidence that CHALLENGES Text 1's claim about historical drivers
Text 1 claims history matters. Text 2 finds that history doesn't matter (everything converges). So Text 2 challenges Text 1's claim. Option B captures the relationship between the two. Others misread or oversimplify.
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