Question

Ecological diversity exists at community level and is of three types. Select the correctly matched option for ecological diversity

Options

• Alpha diversity - Diversity between communities

• Beta diversity - Diversity of organisms within same community

• Gamma diversity - Diversity of organisms over the entire geographical area

• None of the above

Answer 1

Gamma diversity - Diversity of organisms over the entire geographical area

Explanation:

This selection includes the ecological diversity matching pair. The remaining choices are mismatched and can be adjusted as follows:
*Beta diversity exists between distinct communities
*Alpha diversity occurs within the same community.