Communities with low evenness will have rank-abundance curves
A)that are very steep.
B)that are 1:1.
C)that are very shallow.
D)that are flat.

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Communities with low evenness have a small number of dominant species and many rare species. As a result, the rank-abundance curve will be very steep, with a few species comprising a large proportion of the community and many species comprising a very small proportion.

Communities with Low Evenness Will Have Rank-Abundance Curves