GK
ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Higher to lower altitude and higher to lower latitude
|
|
|
Higher to lower altitude and lower to higher latitude
|
|
|
Lower to higher altitude and higher to lower latitude
|
|
|
Lower to higher altitude and lower to higher latitude
|
Detailed explanation-1: -This is because when altitude increases, species cannot survive due to lack of oxygen so there is a better diversity in lower areas. Similarly more favorable temperature and environment is found near the equator rather than poles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes. 2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Species diversity tends to increase with habitat heterogeneity. Communities that have increased habitat variation have an increased number of ways to divide up the available niches. The number or variation of available niches varies by organism-type.
Detailed explanation-4: -Species diversity is higher at the equator than at the poles. In biological terms, this is referred to as the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), in which the number of species increases from the poles to the Equator. This ranks among the broadest and most notable biodiversity patterns on Earth.