NEET Botany Biodiversity Patterns Assertion Reason Question with Solution

Assertion (A): Species richness is highest in tropical regions. | Reason (R): Tropical regions have a larger land area compared to other regions.

A

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false.

Option C

Species richness is highest in tropical regions due to factors like more evolutionary time and higher solar energy, not due to larger land area.

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