The Western Ghats are important because they: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The Western Ghats are important because they:

A. Contain large deserts

B. Have no forests

C. Support high levels of endemism

D. Lack biodiversity

Answer: Option C

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The Western Ghats contain many endemic plant and animal species found nowhere else in the world.

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