(B) $\beta$-diversity refers to the variation in species composition between two different habitats or communities along an environmental gradient. It

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(B) $\beta$-diversity refers to the variation in species composition between two different habitats or communities along an environmental gradient. It measures the rate of species replacement or turnover as one moves from one habitat to another.

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Definition / Explanation: $\beta$-diversity.

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Diversity within a single habitat.
B
Diversity between two habitats.
C
Diversity of the entire landscape.
D
Genetic diversity within a species.

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Match the following based on the biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest:
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$(P)$ Plants $(I)$ $40,000$
$(Q)$ Fishes $(II)$ $3,000$
$(R)$ Birds $(III)$ $1,300$
$(S)$ Mammals or Amphibians $(IV)$ $427$
$(T)$ Reptiles $(V)$ $378$

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Which sample area shows maximum diversity?

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How many hotspots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?

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Within a region,species richness increases with an increasing explored area,but only up to a limit. Which naturalist proposed this statement?

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Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(P)$ Plants	$(I)$ $40,000$
$(Q)$ Fishes	$(II)$ $3,000$
$(R)$ Birds	$(III)$ $1,300$
$(S)$ Mammals or Amphibians	$(IV)$ $427$
$(T)$ Reptiles	$(V)$ $378$

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Match the following based on the biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest:
Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$(P)$ Plants $(I)$ $40,000$
$(Q)$ Fishes $(II)$ $3,000$
$(R)$ Birds $(III)$ $1,300$
$(S)$ Mammals or Amphibians $(IV)$ $427$
$(T)$ Reptiles $(V)$ $378$