Which of the following behaviors results in keystone predators maintaining species diversity in a community?
A) competitively exclude other predators
B) prey on the community's competitively dominant species
C) allow immigration of other predators
D) prey only on the least abundant species in the community

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Keystone predators maintain species diversity by preying on the community's competitively dominant species, preventing those species from monopolizing resources and thus allowing a greater number of species to coexist.

Which of the Following Behaviors Results in Keystone Predators Maintaining