NEET Biology question

A species area relation is used by ecologists to

(A)Examine how human population is growing
(B)Estimate the number of plant species only in a given area
(C)Estimate the number of species extinction resulting from the habitat destructionCorrect
(D)None of the above

Answer: (C)

Solution

Ecologists use the species-area relationship to estimate the number of species that would go extinct as a result of habitat destruction, since reducing the area reduces the predicted number of species that can be supported. It is not used to

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