Relatively Small Geographic Areas with High Concentrations of Endemic Species

question 40

Multiple Choice

Relatively small geographic areas with high concentrations of endemic species are known as

• A)endemic sinks.
• B)critical communities.
• C)biodiversity hot spots.
• D)endemic metapopulations.
• E)bottlenecks.

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