How Many Species Are There

Q. A huge majority of the world's species are

1. Vertebrates
2. Invertebrates
3. Plants
4. Both C and A

Q. Given below is the representation of the extent of global diversity of invertebrates. What groups the four portions (1-4) represent respectively?

1. 1 - Insects
   2 - Crustaceans
   3 - Other animal groups
   4 - Molluscs
2. 1 - Crustaceans
   2 - Insects
   3 - Molluscs
   4 - Other animal groups
   
3. 1 - Molluscs
   2 - Other animal groups
   3 - Crustaceans
   4 - Insects
   
4. 1 - Insects
   2 - Molluscs
   3 - Crustaceans
   4 - Other animal groups

Q. How many insects have we currently identified and classified?

1. Close to 1.5 million species
2. 8.7 million species
3. 100 million
4. 950, 000 species

Q. Which of the following is a region of India that exhibits highest species diversity?

1. Western Ghats
2. Himalayan regions
3. Madagascar
4. Amazon forest