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Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues3 Marks
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What is India’s wealth in biodiversity?
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Answer

  1. India has a share of 8.1% of total biodiversity wealth of the earth.
  2. India is one of the 12 megadiversity countries of the globe.
  3. India has 2.4% of total land area of the world but there are around 45000 identified plant species and nearly double the number of animal varieties in India.

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