Question
Biology Question on Biodiversity and Conservation
Which of the following groups does not include the countries which contribute to 12 megadiversity centres of the world ? (i) Mexico, Columbia, Brazil (ii) Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela (iii) Madagascar, Indonesia, Malaysia (iv) China, Germany, Japan (v) China, India, Australia
A
(ii)
B
(v)
C
(iii)
D
(iv)
Answer
(iv)
Explanation
Solution
There are 17 megadiversity countries of the world. These are Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, United States and Venezuela.