❓ Question According to the passage, what is a key difference between engineering resilience and ecological resilience?
A. Engineering resilience concerns the speed of recovery, while ecological resilience concerns the amount of disturbance a system can absorb before changing state.
B. Engineering resilience applies only to forests, while ecological resilience applies to all ecosystems.
C. Engineering resilience emphasizes biodiversity, while ecological resilience emphasizes ecosystem productivity.
D. Engineering resilience is a newer concept, while ecological resilience was developed by early ecologists.
✅ Correct Answer
Engineering resilience concerns the speed of recovery, while ecological resilience concerns the amount of disturbance a system can absorb before changing state.
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