Question
Biology Question on Biodiversity and Conservation
India is one of the twelve megadiversity countries with ____ of genetic resources of the world.
A
0.121
B
0.181
C
0.381
D
0.081
Answer
0.081
Explanation
Solution
The total number of species estimated is about 1.74 million. Out of these, the number of known species in India is 1,42,000 or roughly 8.1% of the total though India has only 2.4% land area. India with about 45000 species of plants and twice as many species of animals is one of the 12 megadiversity countries of the world.