In zooplankton and intertidal communities, as the overall diversity of the food web increases, the proportion of predators in the web
A) tends to decrease.
B) tends to increase.
C) first decreases, then increases again.
D) first increases, then decreases again.
E) stays about the same.

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As the overall diversity of the food web increases, the proportion of predators tends to increase because a more diverse food web supports a greater variety of prey species, which in turn can support a larger and more diverse predator population.

In Zooplankton and Intertidal Communities, as the Overall Diversity of the Food