NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. insects are the most species-poor taxonomic group, making up more than 45 per cent of the total. 2. Animals make up no more than 22 percent of the total recorded species. 3. More than 70 per cent of all the species recorded are animals 4. diversity alone might not run into millions. 5. Insects and plants have the same species richness.
Options
- ABoth 1 and 2 is correct
- BOnly 3 is correct
- COnly 2 is correct
- DBoth 5 and 2 is incorrect
Correct answer
B. Only 3 is correct
Step-by-step solution
The number of fungi species in the world is more than the combined total of the species of fishes, amphibians, reptiles and mammals."