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India has a greater ecosystem diversity than a Scandinavian country like Norway. What kind of diversity does it represent?

A

Species diversity

B

Ecological diversity

C

genetic diversity

D

None of these

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B
Ecological diversity is the diversity at ecosystem level. India with its deserts, rainforests, mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, estuaries and alpine meadows has a greater ecosystem diversity than a Scandinavian country like Norway.
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