Why is India called a mega biodiversity center?
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Why is India called a mega biodiversity center?
Biodiversity:
"Biodiversity" is a term used in the life sciences to refer, in general, to the overall diversity of lifeforms found across the the Earth as a whole, or in different areas specifically. Biodiversity is highly important to understanding many interrelated scientific fields, such as zoology, botany, mycology, ecology, and genetics.
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View this answerIndia is classified as a mega biodiversity center--also known as a "megadiverse country"--because of the large amount of biodiversity in its...
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