MHT CET Biology question

Which one of the following statements is incorrect with reference to biodiversity, Identify it.

(A)Biodiversity increases with higher altitudes to lower altitudes
(B)Depletion in genetic diversity of crop plants is mainly due to the introduction of better varieties with high yields, disease resistance, etc.
(C)The richest reservoirs of animal and plant life (species richness) with few or no threatened species are called 'biodiversity hotspots'Correct
(D)Biodiversity decreases from the equator to polar regions

Answer: (C)

Solution

Hotspots are species-rich regions with many threatened species and high endemism, so the statement of 'few or

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