Species richness can be influenced by climatic factors that vary spatially.One hypothesis explains how environmental temperature may affect a community of organisms.Which hypothesis is this?
A) The productivity hypothesis
B) The growth differentiation balance hypothesis
C) The intermediate disturbance hypothesis
D) The energy hypothesis

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The energy hypothesis proposes that species richness is primarily determined by the amount of energy available in an ecosystem, and that energy availability is closely related to temperature. Therefore, this hypothesis would explain how environmental temperature may affect a community of organisms.

Species Richness Can Be Influenced by Climatic Factors That Vary