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Assertion : Tropical regions have got a long evolutionary time for species diversification as compared to temperate regions.
Reason : Temperate regions have undergone frequent glaciations in the past whereas tropical regions have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years.

A

a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

B

b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

C

c) If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

d) If both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
A
Speciation is a function of time. Temperate regions have undergone frequent glaciations in the past, due to which many species had been killed. However, tropical latitudes have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years and thus, had a long evolutionary time for species diversification.
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