Which of the following statements regarding the estimates of number of species found on earth is not correct?
Total number of species present on earth are considered to be about 7 million as estimated by Robert May.
Insects constitute more than 70% of all the animal species.
Plants constitute more than 70% of all the species recorded, whereas animals constitute less than 22% of the total number of species.
None of these.
A
Total number of species present on earth are considered to be about 7 million as estimated by Robert May.
B
Plants constitute more than 70% of all the species recorded, whereas animals constitute less than 22% of the total number of species.
C
Insects constitute more than 70% of all the animal species.
D
None of these.
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Animals constitute more than 70% of all the species recorded whereas plants constitute around 22% of total number of species.
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