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What Is Latitudinal Gradient of Biodiversity

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_______ in South America has the greatest biodiversity on earth.
Complete the above statement by choosing correct option.

A

New York

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Ecuador

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C

Colombia

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D

Amazon rainforest

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Solution

The correct option is D Amazon rainforest
Ecuador (a forest of tropical region), Colombia (near the equator, tropical region) and New York also have high species diversity but Amazon rain forest has the greater biodiversity on earth.

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