Keystone species deserve protection because these nbsp-are capable of surviving in harsh environmental conditionsindicate presence of certain minerals in the soilhave become rare due to overexploitationplay an important role in supporting other species-

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Keystone species deserve protection because these

are capable of surviving in harsh environmental conditions

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indicate presence of certain minerals in the soil

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have become rare due to overexploitation

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play an important role in supporting other species.

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Solution

The correct option is D play an important role in supporting other species.
Keystone species are those species which have significant and disproportionately large influence on the community structure and characteristic. It has often considered low abundance and biomass as compared to dominant species.

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