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NEET2023BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual

In 'rivet popper hypothesis', Paul Ehrlich compared the rivets in an airplane to

Options

  1. AEcosystem
  2. BGenera within a family
  3. CGenera within a genus
  4. DGenetic diversity

Correct answer

C. Genera within a genus

Step-by-step solution

A proper perspective through an analogy, the 'rivet popper hypothesis' is used by Paul Ehrlich considered Airplane as an ecosystem and rivets used to join all parts together is considered as species. Therefore, he compared rivets in an airplane to species within a genus.

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