NEET Biology question

Which of the following statements regarding the estimates of number of species found on earth is not correct?

(A)Total number of species present on earth are considered to be about 7 million as estimated by Robert May.
(B)Plants constitute more than 70% of all the species recorded, whereas animals constitute less than 22% of the total number of species.Correct
(C)Insects constitute more than 70% of all the animal species.
(D)None of these.

Answer: (B)

Solution

In reality, animals constitute more than 70% of all recorded species, while plants constitute no more than about 22% of the total-so statement (b), which swaps these two figures (claiming plants are more than 70% and animals less than 22%), is factually incorrect. Statement (a)

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