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Biodiversity and populations — Question 12

QCAA 2023, Paper 1 · 1 mark

Q12 · 2023 · Paper 1Unclassified1 mark

QUESTION 12

The graph shows the results of a study on the species richness of gut microbes. The data represents the cumulative number of species observed as the number of samples increased.

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Based on this data, the minimum number of samples required to obtain valid species richness data is

(A) 2

(B) 6

(C) 12

(D) 16

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