A conservation biologist is studying a tropical rainforest and records the number of unique plant species in three separate patches within the rainforest. She finds that Patch A has 50 species, Patch B has 45 species, and Patch C has 55 species. She then determines that the total number of unique plant species across all three patches is 100. Which type of diversity does this last number illustrate? Group of answer choices: A. Beta B. Epsilon C. Delta D. Alpha E. Gamma

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A conservation biologist is studying a tropical rainforest and records the number of unique plant species in three separate patches within the rainforest. She finds that Patch A has 50 species, Patch B has 45 species, and Patch C has 55 species. She then determines that the total number of unique plant species across all three patches is 100.

Which type of diversity does this last number illustrate?

Group of answer choices:
A. Beta
B. Epsilon
C. Delta
D. Alpha
E. Gamma
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