The graph suggests that the ecosystem will not return to its original state and may shift to a new structure. The sharp decline in the keystone species population after the wildfire, followed by a slight recovery that levels off at a much lower population, indicates that the impact of the wildfire has altered the ecosystem significantly, preventing it from returning to its prior state.
A graph shows how a population of a keystone species changes before and after a wildfire.
This image shows a line graph. The X axis is labeled year and runs from year 1 to year 10. The Y axis is labeled Keystone Species Population. The line graph starts off steady at year one with a high population. At year 5, there is a sharp decline in the line. Between years 5 and 6, the line goes back up a slight amount before leveling off at a much lower location on the graph.
Based on this mathematical representation, what does the graph suggest about the ecosystem’s capacity to return to its original status?
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The ecosystem will return to its original state over a long period of time.
The ecosystem will return to its original state over a long period of time.
The ecosystem will not return to its original state and may shift to a new structure.
The ecosystem will not return to its original state and may shift to a new structure.
The ecosystem will recover to its original state very quickly.
The ecosystem will recover to its original state very quickly.
The wildfire did not affect the ecosystem’s capacity to recover.
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