Which of the following factors does not influence species richness and diversity?
a. competition
b. resource availability
c. amount of primary production
d. habitat heterogeneity
e. number of trophic levels

c. Amount of primary production

Explanation:

Primary production refers to the amount of energy that is converted by organisms from the sun. That is, the primary production is understood as the efficiency of the conversion of energy to organic substances, from the reaction of autotrophic organisms, by solar or chemical energy.

With this concept we can conclude that primary production does not influence the richness and diversity of species, but rather influences the activity of an ecosystem that corresponds to the total amount of organic matter produced in grams over a certain environmental area.

c. earths continental crust is thicker than its lithosphere.

because, the lithosphere is the outermost layer of the earth/ 100 km thick and is defined by its machanical properties.the lithosphere contains oceanic and continental crust that varies in age and thickness across locations and geologic time. the lithosphere is the coolest layer of the earth in terms of temperature. the term lithosphere should not be confused with the use of "geosphere" which is used to indicate all of earth systems, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere   and biosphere. the surface of the earth can be divided into the continental crust and the oceanic crust.   the continental crust is made mostly of granite while the oceanic crust is made of basalt. the average thickness of the continental crust is 25 miles and the average thickness of the oceanic crust is 5 miles.   three types of rock, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, make up the surface of the earth. that's why 3 option is preferable.