Q36 / 180 · NEET 2026 (Re-NEET) · Botany

Arrange the following in descending order of number of species in the Amazonian rain forest.
(a) Plants (b) Birds (c) Fishes (d) Invertebrates (e) Mammals
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  • A
    (b) > (a) > (d) > (c) > (e)
  • B
    (c) > (b) > (d) > (e) > (a)
  • Correct answer
    C
    (d) > (a) > (c) > (b) > (e)
  • D
    (e) > (b) > (a) > (c) > (d)

Solution

According to the data on biodiversity in the Amazonian rain forest, the number of species for the given groups are as follows:

Invertebrates: more than $1,25,000$
Plants: more than $40,000$
Fishes: $3,000$
Birds: $1,300$
Mammals: $427$

Arranging them in descending order of the number of species, we get:
Invertebrates > Plants > Fishes > Birds > Mammals

This corresponds to the sequence (d) > (a) > (c) > (b) > (e).

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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