Species richness is simply a count of different species in a given area.

True

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False

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The correct option is A True
Species diversity is the number of species and the abundance of a particular species that inhabits a particular community. Species diversity takes into account two factors - 1. species richness and 2. species evenness. Species richness is simply a count of different species in a given area and species evenness refers to how many individuals of the different species are present.

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A. $α$ diversity	1. The richness of different species in a habitat.
B. $β$ diversity	2. The richness of different species along with a gradient from one habitat to another habitat within the community.
C. $γ$ diversity	3. The richness of different species in different habitat.

Z = 1

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