EAMCET Medical EAMCET Medical Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    Shannons index (H) represents

    A)  the relation between two randomly selected individuals of the same species in a habitat

    B)  relative abundance of each species

    C)  the probability that two randomly selected individuals in the habitat belong 10 the same species

    D)  number of genes of a specific trait that exist within a population

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     The Shannon diversity index (H) is another index that is commonly used to characterize species diversity in a community. It accounts for both abundance and evenness of the species present.


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