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Which latitudinal range is known to have the highest species diversity?
23.5° N to 23.5° S
What is the approximate number of bird species found in Colombia?
1,400
Which region has up to 10 times as many species of vascular plants as a temperate region like the Midwest of the USA?
A tropical region like Equador
Which of the following hypotheses proposes that tropical latitudes have had a longer evolutionary time for species diversification compared to temperate regions?
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Which of the following factors contributes to greater species diversity in tropical environments according to the hypotheses?
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What does the hypothesis propose about the relationship between solar energy availability and species diversity in the tropics?
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