Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
Consider the following statements:
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.
2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: C
• Biodiversity follows the latitudinal gradient, increasing toward the tropics; it also generally decreases with increasing altitude along mountain gradients.
• Favorable climatic conditions and larger habitat area at lower elevations support greater species richness.
Attempt Prelims MCQs or open Mains questions by paper — then continue the same bank inside the app with visual decks.
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