In a Biological Community Where Diversity Is Great, Such as a Tropical

question 23

Multiple Choice

In a biological community where diversity is great, such as a tropical rainforest, the abundance of any one species is likely to be

• A) great.
• B) small.
• C) widely variable from year to year.
• D) the same from year to year.
• E) None of these. Abundance does not depend on diversity.

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