Community A and Community B both have 54 beetle species, but Community A has more total individuals than Community B. If you were to calculate the Shannon diversity index for both communities, what would be the result?
A. Community A and B would have equal values for the Shannon index.
B. Community B would have a higher Shannon index value.
C. Community A would have a higher Shannon index value.
D. Cannot predict the result based on this information.
Answer: D
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