The total number of observed links in the food web divided by the total number of species is the
A)connectance.
B)Simpson index.
C)linkage density.
D)mean chain length.

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Linkage density is a measure of the density of links in a food web, which is calculated by dividing the total number of observed links by the total number of species in the food web. Connectance is a similar measure, but it only considers the proportion of possible links that are actually observed, while Simpson index measures biodiversity, and mean chain length measures the average number of steps in the shortest path between species in the food web.

The Total Number of Observed Links in the Food Web