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Of the following factors that impact biodiversity, which one would be considered a micro-effect?(1 point)

A forest is cleared for the construction of a suburban home division.

A hurricane destroys a coral reef.

A stand of aspen trees dies and decays, leaving a clearing in the forest.

An invasive species of plant is introduced that outcompetes all local plants.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A stand of aspen trees dies and decays, leaving a clearing in the forest.

Reason: that's a localized, small-scale (micro) disturbance (a gap) affecting a limited area and subset of species; the others are large, landscape- or regional-scale (macro) impacts.