The number of species in a lake 300 m in diameter is greater than the number of species in a lake 150 m in diameter.Additionally,a lake that is 50 m in diameter has the least number of species of the three lakes.What term describes this relationship?
A) It is a quadratic relationship
B) It is a density-dependent relationship
C) It is a frequency-dependent relationship
D) It is a species-area relationship

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This is a species-area relationship, as it describes the relationship between the size of an area and the number of species present in that area. In this case, as the size of the lake increases, the number of species present also increases.

The Number of Species in a Lake 300 M in Diameter