The animal species controlling the ecosystem functioning is known as
A
Edge species
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B
Pioneer species
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C
Keystone species
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D
Umbrella species
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Solution
The correct option is C Keystone species The animal species controlling the ecosystem functioning is known as keystone species. It is a plant or animal which plays an important and crucial role in the way of an ecosystem has to function properly. Without keystone species, the ecosystem would be entirely different or sometimes it will be completely brought to an end to exist altogether. Keystone species have low functional redundancy. This means that if the species were to disappear from the ecosystem, no other species would be able to fill its ecological place. The ecosystem would be forced to completely change, allowing new and possibly intrusive species to populate the habitat.