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State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · પ્રશ્ન 58

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

  1. Species diversity increases from equator towards poles.
  2. Tropics harbour more species than temperate areas.
  3. Greatest biodiversity occurs in the Amazonian rain forest.
  4. Species diversity decreases from temperate areas towards poles.
જવાબ બતાવો અને સમજૂતી

જવાબ: (A) Species diversity increases from equator towards poles.

સમજૂતી

Species diversity decreases, not increases, from the equator towards the poles (latitudinal diversity gradient). The other statements are true; the Amazon rainforest has the greatest biodiversity.