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Which of the following is not a functional aspect of ecosystem?

Options

  1. AStratification and species diversity
  2. BProductivity and decomposition
  3. CEnergy flow and nutrient cycling
  4. DBoth B and C

Correct answer

D. Both B and C

Step-by-step solution

Stratification in the field of ecology refers to the vertical layering of a habitat, the arrangement of vegetation in layers. It classifies the layers (singular: stratum, plural: strata) of vegetation largely according to the different heights to which their plants grow. Species diversity is defined as the number of different species present in an ecosystem and relative abundance of each of those species. Diversity is the greatest when all the species present are equally abundant in the area. Thus, both are the str

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