NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Endemic species are plant and animal species that are found in a particular geographical region and nowhere else in the world. Some species are endemic to a continent while others can be endemic to an island. E.g., Lemurs of Madagascar and Tortoises of Galapagos.

Detailed explanation-2: -Endemism is a term used in biology to talk about the distribution of a taxon limited to a small geographic area and which can therefore be found naturally in this place. In consequence, endemic species are those that live in a limited area, such as a mountain range, lake or island, among others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Endemic: A biological taxon (genus, species, subspecies, variety, etc.) native to and restricted to a particular area or region and not found naturally anywhere else in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some common synonyms of endemic are aboriginal, indigenous, and native.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are two types of endemism-paleoendemism and neoendemism. Paleoendemism means that a species used to live in a large area but now lives only in a smaller area.