NEETBiologyBiodiversity and ConservationMCQ+4 / −1
Select the correct statement about biodiversity :
- AWestern Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism
- BThe desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals
- CLarge scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity
- DConservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued by the developed countries
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Correct answer: A
Western ghat is biodiversity rich zone along with endemism. The forests of the western ghats are some of the best representatives of non-equatorial tropical evergreen forests in the world. The Western Ghats have evolved into one of the richest centers of endemism owing to their isolation from other moist areas.
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