Question

Biodiversity is determined by

• A. Number of individuals in an area
• B. Species richness
• C. Evenness
• D. BothB and C

Answer 1

The correct option is D

BothB and C

Species richness and species evenness are two important factors that decide how diverse the particular ecosystem is. Species richness is the number of different species represented in an ecological community, landscape or region. Species evenness is how evenly spread the population is across the species in an area.