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MHT CET Medical202624 April 2026Evening ShiftBiologyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual

The Rivet Popper Hypothesis by the ecologist, Paul Ehrlich, explains significance of ___________.

Options

  1. ASpecies-Area relationships.
  2. BEvil Quartet.
  3. CBiodiversity.
  4. DPatterns of Biodiversity.

Correct answer

C. Biodiversity.

Step-by-step solution

The Rivet Popper Hypothesis was proposed by Stanford ecologist Paul Ehrlich to explain the significance of biodiversity in maintaining the stability of an ecosystem. In this hypothesis, the ecosystem is compared to an airplane and the species are compared to the rivets holding all the parts together. If passengers start popping rivets to take home (causing species extinction), it may not affect flight safety initially, but as more and more rivets are removed, the plane becomes dangerously weak over time. Furthermor

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