Question

Assertion (A): Communities that comprise of more species tend to be more stable.
Reason (R): A higher number of species results in less year-to-year variation in total biomass.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Hint:

Communities with higher species diversity are more resilient to environmental changes and disturbances.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Species-rich communities exhibit enhanced stability by mitigating the effects of environmental variability. Reason (R) supports Assertion (A) because a greater species diversity promotes efficient resource allocation and ecological equilibrium, thereby reducing fluctuations in biomass.