For Most Groups, Species Diversity Most Often

question 31

Multiple Choice

For most groups, species diversity most often

• A) increases from the tropics to the poles.
• B) increases from the poles to the tropics.
• C) is low at the equator and the poles, and peaks at temperate latitudes.
• D) is high at the equator and the poles, and lowest at temperate latitudes.
• E) shows no clear relationship with latitude.

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