In a food web, the average number of feeding links per species, or linkage ________, provides one measure of community complexity.
A)richness
B)diversity
C)density
D)number

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Linkage density measures the number of feeding links per species, providing a measure of the complexity of the community. The other options are incorrect because richness refers to the number of species, diversity measures the variety of species, and number is too broad of a term in this context.

In a Food Web, the Average Number of Feeding Links