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Biology Biodiversity and Conservation Statement Based Questions Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

Which of the following is not true about Species- Area relationship?

(i) According to Alexander von Humboldt species richness increased with increasing explored area, but only up to a limit.

(ii) The relation between species richness and area for a wide variety of taxa is rectangular.

(iii) Value of Z lies in the range of 0.6 to 1.2, regardless of the taxonomic group or the region.

(iv) Among very large areas like the entire continents, species-area relationships Z values in the range of 0.1 to 0.2.

(v) For frugivorous birds and mammals in the tropical forests of different continents, the slope (Z values) is found to be 1.15.

A
(i), (ii), (iii) and (v)
B
(ii), (iii) and (vi)
C
(i) and (v) only
D
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(i) According to Alexander von Humboldt species richness increased with increasing explored area, but only up to a limit.

(ii) (v) For frugivorous birds and mammals in the tropical forests of different continents, the slope (Z values) is found to be 1.15.

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