How is India one of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world?
Answer:
- With about 47,000 plant species, India occupies the tenth place in the wprld and fourth place in Asia in plant diversity.
- There are about 15,000 flowering plants in India which account for 6 per cent of the world’s total number of flowering plants.
- India also has 89,000 species of animals and a rich variety of fish in its fresh and marine waters.