Biodiversity and its Conservation Question 56
56. Select the correct statement about bio-diversity.
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(a) Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity.
(b) Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism.
(c) Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued by the developed countries.
(d) The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals.
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Answer : b
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(b) 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.
