Q88 / 200 · MHT CET - Medical 2026 (25 April Shift 1) · Biology
Tropical rain forest cover has reduced from ________ to ________ over the years due to 'evil quartet'.
- A$20\%$, $16\%$
- B$16\%$, $14\%$
- C$14\%$, $10\%$
- Correct answerD$14\%$, $6\%$
Solution
According to the NCERT Biology textbook, habitat loss and fragmentation is the most important cause driving animals and plants to extinction, which is a major component of the 'evil quartet'.
The most dramatic examples of habitat loss come from tropical rain forests. Once covering more than $14\%$ of the earth's land surface, these rain forests now cover no more than $6\%$.
Therefore, the tropical rain forest cover has reduced from $14\%$ to $6\%$.
Answer: $14\%$, $6\%$
The most dramatic examples of habitat loss come from tropical rain forests. Once covering more than $14\%$ of the earth's land surface, these rain forests now cover no more than $6\%$.
Therefore, the tropical rain forest cover has reduced from $14\%$ to $6\%$.
Answer: $14\%$, $6\%$
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.