When one tallies the species in a community by numbers of individuals, one typically finds that:

A) all species have about the same number of individuals.
B) most species are dominant, whereas a few others are represented by relatively few individuals.
C) a few species are dominant, whereas most others are represented by relatively few individuals.
D) there is no general pattern in the relative abundances of species.


Ans: C) a few species are dominant, whereas most others are represented by relatively few individuals.

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