Question

Biodiversity of a geographical region represents

• A. endangered species found in the region.
• B. the diversity in the organisms living in the region.
• C. genetic diversity present in the dominant species of the region.
• D. species endemic to the region.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Biodiversity is the number of variety of organism found within a specified geographical region. In our biosphere, immense diversity (or heterogeneity) exists not only at the species level but at all levels of biological organisation ranging from macromolecules within cells to biomes.