Multiple choice

Which among the following correctly defines ‘biodiversity’?

  1. The variety of flora found in an area.

  2. The variety of fauna found in an area.

  3. The variety of flora and fauna found in an area.

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Biological diversity' means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.  

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