The types of species found in the different ecosystems are known as the ___ .

Species diversity

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Species composition

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Species richness

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Species evenness

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Solution

The correct option is B
Species composition

Different ecosystems have different species composition which depends upon geography, topography and climate conditions prevailing the communities on earth. A great variety of species is found in tropical rainforest, whereas, a species occur in deserts and arctic region. So the types of species found in a community are known as the species composition.

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Q. Species evenness is used to determine the diversity of an ecosystem when two ecosystems are equally rich in different types of species.

Q. Two ecosystems have almost equal number of animals and are equally rich, that is having similar number of different types of species present in the ecosystem. However, the first ecosystem has 75% water buffaloes. And the second ecosystem has almost equal number of different species. Thus, ecosystem 2 is more diverse than ecosystem 1.

Choose the right option.
[A]: Different ecosystems have different species composition.
[R]: The type of species that can thrive in an ecosystem is dependent upon its geography, and climate.

Q. Regarding assertion and reason, choose the right option.
Assertion [A] : Different ecosystems have different species composition.
Reason [R] : The type of species that can thrive in an ecosystem is dependent upon its geography, topography and climate.

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