Which statement about the Aleutian Island community is true?
A) Without kelp, sea urchins in this community could not persist for long periods of time.
B) Otters, which eat large quantities of food, like urchins as a source of food.
C) By the end of the nineteenth century, otters had been hunted to near extinction, but their population abundances increased throughout much of the twentieth century.
D) Both b and c

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Otters eat sea urchins, and their populations were hunted to near extinction by the end of the 19th century but increased in the 20th century.

Which Statement About the Aleutian Island Community Is True