Biodiversity and its Conservation Question 39
39. Western Ghats have a large number of plant and animal species that are not found anywhere else. Which of the following terms will you use to notify such species?
[2019, Odisa]
(a) Keystone
(b) Endemic
(c) Vulnerable
(d) Threatened
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) Endemic species are those species that are confined to a particular region only and not found anywhere else. The Western Ghats are a chain of hills that run along the western edge of peninsular India. These regions have moist deciduous forest and rain forest. The region shows high species diversity as well as high levels of endemism. Nearly 77 % of the amphibians and 62 % of the reptile species found here are found nowhere else.
