NEET UG 2024 · Botany · Question 131
NEET 2024 Botany, question 131
Question 131 of the NEET 2024 paper (code T2) is a Botany question from Biodiversity and Conservation. Its idea, Latitudinal Gradient of Diversity, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q131 · Botany
Tropical regions show greatest level of species richness because
A. Tropical latitudes have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years, hence more time was available for species diversification.
B. Tropical environments are more seasonal.
C. More solar energy is available in tropics.
D. Constant environments promote niche specialization.
E. Tropical environments are constant and predictable.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1A, B and E only
- 2A, B and D only
- 3A, C, D and E onlyOfficial answer
- 4A and B only
Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
The only question on Latitudinal Gradient of Diversity
No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.
Latitudinal Gradient of Diversity: every question and how it was framed
The chapter
Biodiversity and Conservation in ten years of NEET
22 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 9 of 10 papers, about 2.1 a paper. Patterns and Estimates of Biodiversity alone had 6.