NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. The present rates of species losses can eliminate biodiversity in less than 2 centuries. 2. It has taken millions of years for nature to accumulate its diversity. 3. The loss of species diversity will take millions of years. 4. Biodiversity has developed rapidly in the last few centuries.
Options
- ABoth 1 and 2 is correct
- BOnly 4 is correct
- COnly 2 is correct
- DBoth 3 and 2 is incorrect
Correct answer
A. Both 1 and 2 is correct
Step-by-step solution
It has taken millions of years of evolution, to accumulate this rich diversity in nature, but we could lose all that wealth in less than two centuries if the present rates of species losses continue."