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Species diversity ______ as one moves from high to low altitudes.

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increases

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B

decreases

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C

first increases then decreases

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first decreases then increases

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Solution

The correct option is A increases
Biodiversity changes with the change in altitude. It increases as one moves from higher to lower altitudes.

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