A graph depicting the relationship between the size of a region and the biodiversity that it can support is called a(n)________ curve.
A) habitat loss
B) biomass
C) overexploitation
D) species-area

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The species-area curve depicts the relationship between the size of a region (area) and the diversity of species that can be found within it. As the area increases, the number of species that can be supported also increases, but at a decreasing rate. This relationship is often observed in studies of island biogeography, where smaller islands have fewer species than larger islands, and in studies of terrestrial habitats where larger regions typically support more species than smaller regions. Habitat loss, biomass, and overexploitation are concepts related to ecology and biodiversity, but do not specifically address the relationship between area and species diversity.

A Graph Depicting the Relationship Between the Size of a Region