Question

You have two tree forest communities. Community 1 has 20 species and each species has exactly 100 individuals in their populations. Community 2 has 20 species with one species "Which community has a higher species richness"? A. Community 1. B. Community 2. C. Both have the same richness. D. There is not enough information to answer the question.

Answer 1

Option C, Both have the same richness

Step-by-step explanation:

Given –

Community 1 has 20 species with each species having 100 individuals

Community 2 has 20 species with each species having 1 individual

This indicates that the species richness is the same in both the communities because species richness is defined by the total number of species in a given community. There is no relation between “species abundance with in a community” to the species richness.

Thus, option C is correct