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Which of the following is a correct statement about the MacArthur/Wilson Island Biogeography Model? Islands closer to the mainland have higher extinction rates. Competitive exclusion is less likely on an island that has large numbers of species. The more species that inhabit an island, the lower the extinction rate. As the number of species on an island increases, the emigration rate decreases. Small islands receive few new immigrant species.

          Which of the following is a correct statement about the MacArthur/Wilson Island Biogeography Model?

Islands closer to the mainland have higher extinction rates.
Competitive exclusion is less likely on an island that has large numbers of species.
The more species that inhabit an island, the lower the extinction rate.
As the number of species on an island increases, the emigration rate decreases.
Small islands receive few new immigrant species.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the MacArthur/Wilson Island Biogeography Model?

Islands closer to the mainland have higher extinction rates.
Competitive exclusion is less likely on an island that has large numbers of species.
The more species that inhabit an island, the lower the extinction rate.
As the number of species on an island increases, the emigration rate decreases.
Small islands receive few new immigrant species.

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05/30/2022

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Which of the following is a correct statement about the MacArthur/Wilson Island Biogeography Model? Islands closer to the mainland have higher extinction rates. Competitive exclusion is less likely on an island that has large numbers of species. The more species that inhabit an island, the lower the extinction rate. As the number of species on an island increases, the immigration rate decreases. Small islands receive few new immigrant species.