Question

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

• A. In India about 5000 varieties of mangoes are found.
• B. Among vertebrates, more than half of the species belong to fishes.
• C. India is one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world.
• D. Ecological diversity in India is more diverse than Norway.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Genetic diversity
- At the genetic level, a single species may show high diversity over its distributional range.
- Example 1: Rauwolfia vomitoria (a medicinal plant) growing in different Himalayan ranges show genetic variation in terms of potency and concentration of the active chemical (reserpine) produced by the plant.
Example 2: In India, more than 50,000 genetically different strains of rice are found.
Example 3: In India, more than 1,000 varieties of mango are found.