5. If you could only save five marine arthropods from a sudden extinction event, choose five different taxa splitting them between organisms that are economically important and those that provide important ecological services. Which organisms fall into which categories? Explain your answer. Is there much overlap between the organisms in these two categories? Why or why not might this be the case?

5. If you could only save five marine arthropods from a sudden extinction event, choose five different taxa splitting them between organisms that are economically important and those that provide important ecological services. Which organisms fall into which categories? Explain your answer. Is there much overlap between the organisms in these two categories? Why or why not might this be the case?

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter20: Development Of Evolutionary Thinking

Section: Chapter Questions

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