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$\huge\bf\pink{Answer࿐}$Bio-diversity of India.
Explain. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

BIODIVERSTY STATUS IN INDIA

> India is one of the 12 mega-biodiversity countries of the world.

It is estimated that 70%of the world's total flowering plants occur in India.

Indian gets 10th place in the world and 4th in Asia among these 12 mega-diverse countries India has 10 biogeographic zones. They are Trans-Himalaya, Himalaya, Desert, Semi-arid, Western ghats, Deccan peninsula, Gangetic plain, Coasts, North-East, Islands

It is among top 10-15 nations of the world for its great diversity of plant life, especially flowering plants India is a source of traditional crop varieties ranking first amongest the 12 regions of diversty of crop plants and seventh in the contribution of agricultural species

Answer 2

Explanation:

$\huge\bf\pink{Question࿐}$Bio-diversity of India. Explain.

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1. India has a diversified relief and climate.

2. Similar diversity is seen in the wildlife in India.

3. In the entire world about 15 lakh species of wildlife is recorded of which 81,251 species are found in India.

4. These include reptiles, mammals, fish and other insects.

5. India has less forest cover compared to that its wildlife diversity is noticeable.

6. Asian elephant in Peninsular rain forests, one homed rhino in Swampy Brahmaputra river, Snow leopards in higher Himalayas. Wild goats and musk deer and found in Jammu-Kashmir.

7. Wild buffaloes are seen in forests of Southern India.

8. Tiger is found in Central India and West Bengal,Ghudkhar in Little Desert of Kutch and Flamingo in water logged Great Desert.

9. Great Indian Bustard is found in the grassland area. In the water lodges area, migratory birds from cold regions come down in great number. These include Siberian crane, Pelican, Tibetian duck, Junk, Karkara etc.

10. Flyingsquirrels are seen in the dense forests of western ghats, Nicobari dove in Nicobar islands, Rare species of corals are seen in the Gulf of Kutch and Lakshadweep island.

11. Various types of reptiles include King cobra, snakes, python, iguana.

12. Along sea coasts and other water bodies variousfishes, sea snakes, dolphin, shark, dugong, octopus, whale etc. are seen.

13. Explorations continue to identify other animals found in different forests. India is at sixth position among the countries rich in bio-diversity