Question

Alexander von Humboldt developed observations leading to the discovery of which relationship in ecology?

Options

• The species-area relationship

• The latitudinal gradient relationship

• The altitudinal gradient relationship

• The predator-prey relationship

Answer 1

The species-area relationship was described by Alexander von Humboldt through observations on species richness across larger areas. This foundational ecological principle demonstrates how species diversity increases with the size of the geographic area being explored.