Question

Those species (of plants and animals) which are found only in a particular area are called:
A. epidemic species
B. pelagic species
C. pandemic species
D. endemic species

Answer 1

Answer:

Endemic species are the species which are found in particular area.

Answer 2

D. endemic species

Explanation:

Endemic species are plants and animals that exist only in one geographic region. Species can be endemic to large or small areas of the earth: some are endemic to a particular continent, some to part of a continent, and others to a single island.

Example: The dodo is a flightless bird that is extinct now. It was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.

Option D is the answer.