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Which of the qualities listed below explain why certain organisms are classified as indicator species

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Indicator species, organism—often a microorganism or a plant—that serves as a measure of the environmental conditions that exist in a given locale. ... For example, greasewood indicates saline soil; mosses often indicate acid soil. Tubifex worms indicate oxygen-poor and stagnant water unfit to drink.

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