Question
Biology Question on organisms and populations
More than 70% of worlds freshwater is contained in
A
Antarctica
B
Glaciers and Mountains
C
Greenland
D
Polar ice
Answer
Polar ice
Explanation
Solution
Three fourth surface of earth (about 71% of total) is occupied by oceans which contain 97.5% of total water. This is marine water with about 3.5% salt contents. Rest water i.e., 2.5% is freshwater, which occurs on land. Most amount of this water (about 1.97% ) occurs as frozen ice caps and glaciers and 0.5% freshwater occurs as ground water.