What Does a Rarefaction Curve Show

Question

What does a rarefaction curve show?
A) Whether sampling bias has occurred
B) Species abundance in a population
C) The number of individuals in a population
D) Species richness in a population

Accepted Answer

A rarefaction curve shows the relationship between the number of individuals sampled and the number of species observed in a population. Thus, it can estimate species richness in a population.