Question

What is the difference between small, controlled lab experiments versus an ecosystem-scale experiment?(1 point)
Responses

the species of interest
the species of interest

the applicability of the results
the applicability of the results

the number of variables
the number of variables

the abiotic factors

Answer 1

The primary difference between small, controlled lab experiments and ecosystem-scale experiments is **the applicability of the results**.

Lab experiments often focus on isolating specific variables in a controlled environment, which can limit the findings' relevance to real-world scenarios. In contrast, ecosystem-scale experiments consider the interplay of multiple variables and abiotic factors in a natural context, which makes their findings more applicable to understanding complex ecological interactions and processes.