ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Genetic diversity
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Species diversity
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Ecological diversity
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ecological diversity is the diversity at ecosystem level. India with its deserts, rainforests, mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, estuaries and alpine meadows has a greater ecosystem diversity than a Scandinavian country like Norway.
Detailed explanation-2: -Solution : Deserts, rain forests, mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, estuaries and alpine meadows can be employed to describe the ecological diversity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Coral reefs exhibit the most biodiversity among the given options.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tropical rainforests are the most biologically diverse terrestrial ecosystems in the world.
Detailed explanation-5: -Note:-Mangroves and coral reefs are both considered to be biodiversity hotspots. Mangroves provide maximum terrestrial biodiversity, while coral reefs provide maximum global biodiversity.