Biodiversity is measured by

A). examining the usefulness of a specific trait in a species that interacts within an ecosystem.

B). counting the total number of one species population and how they interact within an ecosystem.

C). counting the number and variation of different species of plants, animals, and other organisms that interact within an ecosystem.

D). only analyzing animal species that interact within an ecosystem.

C). counting the number and variation of different species of plants, animals, and other organisms that interact within an ecosystem.