How do ecologists estimate the total number of species present in the world?

  • A
    By counting every individual organism in the world.
  • B
    By using statistical comparisons of species richness between well-studied groups in temperate and tropical regions.
  • C
    By assuming that the number of species is constant across all geographical regions.
  • D
    By relying solely on fossil records from the past.

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