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Index organisms and indicator organisms are both used to measure the overall health of an ecosystem

Index organisms are used to measure the overall health of an ecosystem, while indicator organisms are used to indicate the presence of a specific environmental condition (correct)

Index organisms are used to indicate the presence of a specific environmental condition, while indicator organisms are used to measure the overall health of an ecosystem

Index organisms and indicator organisms are the same thing

Both index and indicator organisms

Index organisms

Indicator organisms (correct)

Neither index nor indicator organisms

To study the behavior of a particular species in an ecosystem

To measure the overall health of an ecosystem

To determine the effect of climate change on an ecosystem

To indicate the presence of a specific environmental condition (correct)