In which of the two examples of a community is species richness greater: A community with 100 species that can all be found equally within a 25 km radius of the area,or a community spread across the same area that has 100 species,in which 5% of the individuals are rare species.
A) The community where species can be found equally.
B) The species richness is the same.
C) The community where species are not found equally.
D) There is not enough information to answer this question.

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Species richness refers to the number of different species present in a community. Both communities have 100 species, so their species richness is the same, regardless of the distribution or rarity of individuals within those species.

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