Biodiversity and its Conservation Question 1

1. According to Robert May, the global species diversity is about

(a) 20 million

(b) 50 million

(c) 7 million

(d) 1.5 million

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Answer : c

Hints & Solutions

(c) Robert May estimated global species diversity at about 7 million. Although some extreme estimates range from 20 to 50 million.