NEET Biology question

Biology Ecosystem NEET

Statement 1: Cow in India and kangaroo in Australia (both herbivores) are ecological equivalents. Statement 2: Organisms having a similar niche in different geographical regions are known as ecological equivalents.

(A)Both statements 1 and 2 are correctCorrect
(B)Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect
(C)Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct
(D)Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

Answer: (A)

Solution

Statement 2 is the standard correct definition of ecological equivalents (species occupying similar niches in geographically separated regions), and statement 1 correctly applies this concept to

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Question ID VK-126312