NEET Biology question

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Which of the following shows maximum, greater and minimum diversity?

**A**

| Animals | Species | Members | |---|---|---| | Bird | I | 1 | | Bird | II | 1 | | Bird | III | 4 |

**B**

| Animals | Species | Members | |---|---|---| | Bird | I | 2 | | Bird | II | 2 | | Mammal | III | 2 |

**C**

| Animals | Species | Members | |---|---|---| | Bird | I | 2 | | Mammal | II | 2 | | Insect | III | 2 |

Answer: (A)

Solution

In population A, all three "species" are birds with an uneven member distribution (1,1,4), reflecting low evenness and taxonomic variety, giving minimum diversity. In population B, the species are more evenly distributed (2,2,2) but two of the three are still birds, giving greater

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