NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. The ‘rivet popper hypothesis’ suggests that removing a single species from an ecosystem never impacts its functionality. 2. The ‘rivet popper hypothesis’ suggests that removing species from an ecosystem can weaken its functionality over time. 3. The ‘rivet popper hypothesis’ is not related to species extinction. 4. The ‘rivet popper hypothesis’ was pro
Options
- ABoth 1 and 2 is correct
- BBoth 1 and 2 is incorrect
- COnly 2 is correct
- DOnly 1 is correct
Correct answer
C. Only 2 is correct
Step-by-step solution
"In an airplane (ecosystem) all parts are joined together using thousands of rivets (species). ... as more and more rivets are removed, the plane becomes dangerously weak over a period of time."