EXTENSION: Biodiversity has many components. "Relative abundance" is a measure of how abundant the members are for one specific population when compared to all the living things in a community. The formula for this is: Relative Abundance (%) = [(# organisms in population of interest) / (total number of organisms in the community)] x 100 Given a 100 m² plot where the following species of grasses are present, calculate the relative abundance for species 4. Write your answer in the space below. Give your answer as a percentage. Round to the nearest whole number. Grass Species Number Present 210 48 LO 7% 8% 13 % 16% 76 122 159 252 75

EXTENSION: Biodiversity has many components. "Relative abundance" is a measure of how abundant the members are for one specific population when compared to all the living things in a community. The formula for this is: Relative Abundance (%) = [(# organisms in population of interest) / (total number of organisms in the community)] x 100 Given a 100 m² plot where the following species of grasses are present, calculate the relative abundance for species 4. Write your answer in the space below. Give your answer as a percentage. Round to the nearest whole number. Grass Species Number Present 210 48 LO 7% 8% 13 % 16% 76 122 159 252 75

Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter54: Community Ecology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17TYU: INTERPRET DATA Examine the top and middle graphs in Figure 54-5. Are these examples of exponential...

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