Assertion Removal of keystone species does not cause any serious disruption in the functioning of the community.
Reason Keystone species are low in abundance than the dominant species.

Options

A. If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
B. If both the Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
C. If Assertion is true, but the Reason is false
D. If Assertion is false, but the Reason is true

Answer

D

Explanation

Dominant species are one or few species in a community, which influence the other species in terms of numbers, production of biomass and distribution of animals, while keystone species are present in low abundance and influence other community.
These species play an important role in checking the relative abundance of other species. So , the removal of keystone species cause serious disruption in the functioning of the community.