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The ecological state of being unique to...

The ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location is known as

A

(a) Endangered

B

(b) Pandemic

C

(c) Sustainable

D

(d) Endemic

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The correct Answer is:
D

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location , such as an is land , country or a defined zone .In iosolated environments such as the Hawaiian Island , Australia and Southern tip of Africa as many of `90%` of natulally occurring species are endemic.
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