NEET Botany Biodiversity Patterns MCQ Question
Which of the following statements about biodiversity patterns is correct?
India has more species of animals than plants, making it a mega diversity country.
Species diversity is uniformly distributed across different geographical regions.
Tropical regions have lower species richness due to harsher environmental conditions.
Insects make up less than 50 percent of all recorded animal species globally.
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India, with about 45,000 species of plants and twice as many species of animals, is considered one of the 12 mega diversity countries in the world, reflecting its higher species diversity in animals compared to plants.
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