MHT CET Medical202622 April 2026Evening ShiftBiologyBiological ClassificationActual
Based on the chart given below showing the number of species on earth, identify the INCORRECT statement.
Options
- AAnimals are maximum in number.
- BPlants are more than others except animals.
- CFungi are more than protists and eubacteria.
- DEubacteria are less than all others except protists.
Correct answer
D. Eubacteria are less than all others except protists.
Step-by-step solution
From the given pie chart, the relative areas of the sectors represent the number of species for each group. By visual inspection of the sector sizes, the groups can be arranged in descending order of their species number as: Animals > Plants > Fungi > Protists > Eubacteria. Statement (1) is correct because the sector for Animals is the largest. Statement (2) is correct because the sector for Plants is smaller than Animals but larger than Fungi, Protists, and Eubacteria. Statement (3) is correct because the sector f