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GK QUESTION#3985

Which of the following statements correctly describes endemic species?

  1. AThey occur naturally only in a particular geographical region.Correct answer
  2. BThey are distributed across many different countries.
  3. CThey are species that are always classified as endangered.
  4. DThey are widely present across several continents.
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A. They occur naturally only in a particular geographical region.

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Endemic species occur naturally only within a particular geographical area. Endemism describes natural distribution, whereas endangered describes extinction risk; the categories are not equivalent.

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