Two communities may have exactly the same number of species,yet one might be measured as having a greater species diversity.What defines species diversity?
A)composition or a listing of the various species in a community
B)a community and all of the abiotic factors associated with it
C)the native species plus the introduced species
D)the potential number of species that should exist in a community minus the species that have gone locally extinct
E)both the number of species and the evenness or relative abundance of individuals of the different species

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Species diversity is defined by both the number of species (richness) and the evenness or relative abundance of individuals among those species.

Two Communities May Have Exactly the Same Number of Species,yet