Select the correct set of statements with respect to biodiversity. a. Diversity increases from lower to higher latitude. b. The most important cause of "The Evil Quartet" is habitat loss. c. The IUCN Red list documents the extinction of 87 plants species. d. Indigenous plants of aquatic habitat are eliminated by exotic species Clarias.

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Select the correct set of statements with respect to biodiversity. a. Diversity increases from lower to higher latitude. b. The most important cause of "The Evil Quartet" is habitat loss. c. The IUCN Red list documents the extinction of 87 plants species. d. Indigenous plants of aquatic habitat are eliminated by exotic species Clarias., b & c, a & d, a & c, c & d

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Evil quartet is term coined by biologist jared diamond for human induced loss of diversity. Habitat destruction is main cause of loss in diversity of species. Due to urbanization forest are cleared and lots of species lost its habitat and ecological niche due to which it gets extinct. According to IUCN Red list documents there are total 784 species extinct in last 500 years including 87 plant species.

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