8. Biological diversity - or biodiversity - is a term we use to describe the variety of life on Earth. It refers to the wide variety of ecosystems and living organisms: animals, plants, their habitats and their genes
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24. HOW MANY SPECIES ARE THERE IN INDIA? 250,000(12) 15,000(6) Flowering Plants 21,730(11) 2546(5) Fishes 4,522(10) 197(4) Amphibians 6,550(9) 408(3) Reptiles 9,702(8) 1224(2) Birds 4,629(7) 350(1) Mammals Number of species in the world (SW) Number of species in India (SI) Group