NEET Botany Biodiversity Patterns MCQ Question
Which of the following statements about biodiversity patterns is correct?
Tropical regions have the highest species richness due to more evolutionary time and greater solar energy.
Plants represent more than 50% of all species recorded on Earth.
Insects are less diverse than mammals and birds in the animal kingdom.
Species diversity is uniformly distributed across all geographical regions.
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Detailed Explanation
Tropical regions exhibit the greatest levels of species richness, attributed to more evolutionary time, a relatively constant environment, and higher solar energy, as stated in the NCERT context about biodiversity patterns.
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