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Ecology

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Set 10 Patterns In Species Richness

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Question 1

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Which of the following explains what species richness is?

A) Species richness is the number of species in a community and how evenly they are distributed amongst other species.
B) Species richness is the number of species in a community.
C) Species richness is the number of resources each species has in a community.
D) Species richness is the number of endangered species in a community.

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Question 2

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In Figure 10.14b,which of the following statements is accurate? In Figure 10.14b,which of the following statements is accurate?   A) Between pH 5 to 7, the number of invertebrate taxa is positively associated with mean stream pH . B) Between pH 5 to 7, the number of invertebrate taxa is negatively associated with mean stream pH. C) Number of invertebrate taxa is not associated with mean stream pH. D) Species richness is greatest at the lowest mean stream pH.

A) Between pH 5 to 7, the number of invertebrate taxa is positively associated with mean stream pH .
B) Between pH 5 to 7, the number of invertebrate taxa is negatively associated with mean stream pH.
C) Number of invertebrate taxa is not associated with mean stream pH.
D) Species richness is greatest at the lowest mean stream pH.

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Question 3

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Which of the following choices is a term that refers to diversity between communities?

A) Alpha diversity
B) Beta diversity
C) Kappa diversity
D) Gamma diversity

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