Biodiversity and its Conservation Question 17
17. The table below gives the population (in thousands) of ten species (A-J in four areas (a-d) consisting of the number of habitats given within brackets against each. Study the table and answer the question which follows:
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Which area out of a to $d$ shows maximum species diversity?
(a) $b$
(b) $c$
(c) $d$
(d) $a$
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Answer : c
Hints & Solutions
(c) Species richness refers to the number of species per unit area. Species evenness is the relative abundance with which each species is represented in an area. Thus variation in the number of species, kinds of species as well as the number of individuals per species lead to greater diversity. Area (d) and number of habitats (12) shows the maximum species diversity.
