Consider Two Tropical Forests, Each of Which Has 2,700 Species

question 33

Multiple Choice

Consider two tropical forests, each of which has 2,700 species. Both forests possess 2,500 of the same species, but 200 of the species are present in either one or the other tropical forest, but not both. This consideration is a measure of

• A) species richness.
• B) species evenness.
• C) species composition.
• D) species diversity.

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