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Which country has the greatest biodiversity on earth?
Which country has the greatest biodiversity on earth?
Which region has the highest number of bird species?
Which region has the highest number of bird species?
Which region has the lowest number of bird species?
Which region has the lowest number of bird species?
Which region has the highest number of plant species in its forests?
Which region has the highest number of plant species in its forests?
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Which region has the lowest number of plant species in its forests?
Which region has the lowest number of plant species in its forests?
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What is one reason proposed by ecologists for the greater biological diversity in the tropics?
What is one reason proposed by ecologists for the greater biological diversity in the tropics?
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Which region has the highest number of fish species?
Which region has the highest number of fish species?
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Which region has the highest number of mammal species?
Which region has the highest number of mammal species?
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Which region has the highest number of reptile species?
Which region has the highest number of reptile species?
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Which region has the highest number of invertebrate species?
Which region has the highest number of invertebrate species?
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Which country is considered one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world?
Which country is considered one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world?
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What is the percentage of India's land area in relation to the world's land area?
What is the percentage of India's land area in relation to the world's land area?
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How many species of plants have been recorded from India?
How many species of plants have been recorded from India?
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According to May's global estimates, what percentage of total species have been recorded so far?
According to May's global estimates, what percentage of total species have been recorded so far?
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What is the estimated number of plant species yet to be discovered and described in India?
What is the estimated number of plant species yet to be discovered and described in India?
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What is the estimated number of animal species yet to be discovered and described in India?
What is the estimated number of animal species yet to be discovered and described in India?
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What is the latitudinal range of the tropics?
What is the latitudinal range of the tropics?
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What is the general pattern of species diversity as we move away from the equator towards the poles?
What is the general pattern of species diversity as we move away from the equator towards the poles?
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Which areas harbor more species: tropics, temperate, or polar areas?
Which areas harbor more species: tropics, temperate, or polar areas?
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What is the threat faced by a large fraction of the undiscovered species?
What is the threat faced by a large fraction of the undiscovered species?
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