NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
How does the environment in tropical latitudes contribute to species diversity?
Options
- ASeasonal environment
- BPredictable environment
- CConstant environment
- DSolar energy
Correct answer
C. Constant environment
Step-by-step solution
Ecologists and evolutionary biologists have proposed various hypotheses; some important ones are (a) Speciation is generally a function of time, unlike temperate regions subjected to frequent glaciations in the past, tropical latitudes have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years and thus, had a long evolutionary time for species diversification, (b) Tropical environments, unlike temperate ones, are less seasonal, relatively more constant and predictable . Such constant environments promote niche spec