A community ecologist is studying all the pollinators in a prairie community.This researcher has chosen to subdivide the community on the basis of
A) guilds.
B) taxonomic groups.
C) functional groups.
D) keystone species.
E) foundation species.

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Guilds are groups of species that exploit the same resources in similar ways, which is relevant for studying pollinators as they all interact with flowers for nectar and pollen.

A Community Ecologist Is Studying All the Pollinators in a Prairie