A small proportion of total biomass but has a huge impact on the community's organisation and survival.
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A plenty of biomass but low impact on community's organisation.
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A rare species with little impact on biomass and other species in the community.
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A dominant species which has a large proportion of biomass and which affects many other species.
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Solution
The correct option is A A small proportion of total biomass but has a huge impact on the community's organisation and survival. A keystone species is a non dominant species. It determines the structure of a given population, despite of present in limited amounts.