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Question

Arrange the following in descending order of number of species in the Amazonian rain forest.

a. Plants

b. Birds

c. Fishes

d. Invertebrates

e. Mammals

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

A.e > b > a > c > d
B.b > a > d > c > e
C.c > b > d > e > a
D.$d > a > c > b > e$

Solution

Sol. [Key Concept: Species richness order in the Amazonian forest]

The Amazonian rain forest is home to more than 40,000 species of plants, 3,000 of fishes, 1300 of birds, 427 of mammals, 378 of reptiles and of more than 1,25,000 invertebrates.

Hence the correct decreasing order would be

$$d > a > c > b > (e)$$

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