You take water samples from 2 local ponds. You look under the microscope and see that pond A has 25 different species of microbes whereas pond B has 37 species. Which of the following best describes pond A compared to pond B? O pond A has lower species abundance O Pond A has higher species richness O Pond A has higher species abundance O pond A has lower species richness
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Pond A has 25 different species. Pond B has 37 different species. Step 2: Understand the definitions of "species richness" and "species abundance". Species richness refers to the number of different species in a given area. Species abundance refers to the number Show more…
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