Multiple choice

Consider the following facts:

  1. The Western Ghats are home to four types of ecoregions.
  2. The Wayanad forests mark the transition between the northern and southern ecological regions of the Western Ghats.
  3. The northern ecological regions are more species-rich.

Which of the above given facts is/are true?

  1. Both 1 and 2

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3
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Explanation

The Western Ghats are home to four tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregions, i.e. the North-Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, North-Western Ghats montane rain forests, South-Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, and South-Western Ghats montane rain forests. The evergreen Wayanad forests of Kerala mark the transition zone between the northern and southern ecologic regions of the Western Ghats. The southern ecologic regions are generally wetter and more species-rich.

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