Biodiversity distribution MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Biodiversity generally follows a latitudinal gradient: species richness is higher in warm, humid tropical regions and increases as one moves towards the Equator. Higher latitudes are colder and usually support fewer species, so that statement reverses the pattern. Biodiversity is not distributed equally across Earth; climate, habitat variety and evolutionary history create strong regional differences. The high Himalayas have special and important biodiversity, but they do not have the highest biodiversity in the world; tropical rainforests and equatorial regions are richer overall.