Per NCERT, what are ENDEMIC species?
ASpecies RESTRICTED to a particular region and not found naturally anywhere else — like Nilgiri tahr or Neelakurinji in India
BSpecies that have gone extinct
CSpecies found everywhere on Earth
DSpecies that migrate between continents seasonally
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Species RESTRICTED to a particular region and not found naturally anywhere else — like Nilgiri tahr or Neelakurinji in India
Per NCERT §12.1, endemic species are region-restricted (e.g. Nilgiri tahr, Lion-tailed macaque, Nepenthes khasiana, Neelakurinji). The others describe non-endemics.
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