A Measurement of How Common One Species is Compared to Another

Question

A measurement of how common one species is compared to another species is referred to as
A) an ecological community.
B) species richness.
C) relative species abundance.
D) keystone species.

Accepted Answer

Relative species abundance measures the proportion of each species in a community or ecosystem compared to other species present. It tells us how common or rare a particular species is in relation to others.