Given two habitats, Habitat 1 and Habitat 2, which habitat would have greater species diversity? Habitat 1: Species A, 10; Species B, 10; Species C, 10
Habitat 2: Species A, 10; Species B, 10; Species C, 10; Species D, 10; Species E, 10

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Habitat 2 has greater species diversity because it has more species (5) than Habitat 1 (3). Species diversity takes into account both species richness (the number of different species) and evenness (the relative abundance of each species). While Habitat 1 and 2 may have equal species evenness, Habitat 2 still has greater species richness and therefore greater overall diversity.

Given Two Habitats, Habitat 1 and Habitat 2, Which Habitat