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Biodiversity and Conservation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiodiversity and Conservation1 Mark
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For question two statements are given$-$one labelled Assertion and the other labelled Reason. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes $(a), (b), (c)$ and $(d)$ as given below.
Assertion: Maximum biodiversity occurs in temperate areas.
Reason: Temperate areas have favourable conditions for speciation and for supporting variety and number of organisms.
  • A
    Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B
    Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • C
    Assertion is true but reason is false.
  • ✓
    Both assertion and reason are false.
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
Both assertion and reason are false.
There is little biodiversity at the poles. lt increases in temperate areas but reaches the maximum in tropics. The tropical rain forests have favourable environmental conditions for speciation and for support the variety and number of organisms.

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