According to the redundancy hypothesis,species are redundant if
A)they could be eliminated or replaced by others with no loss of ecosystem function.
B)they have grown beyond their carrying capacity for a particular ecosystem.
C)their ecological niche overlaps somewhat with another species.
D)they have an effect on the ecosystem that is disproportionate with their abundance.

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The redundancy hypothesis states that species are redundant if they can be eliminated or replaced by others with no loss of ecosystem function. In other words, they are not essential to the functioning of the ecosystem and their absence would not significantly impact it.

According to the Redundancy Hypothesis,species Are Redundant If