Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biodiversity and Conservation

Question:
Who observed that within a region species richness increase with increasing explored area?
Options:
Charles Darwin
Henry David Thoreau
Joy Adamson
Alexander von Humboldt
Correct Answer:
Alexander von Humboldt
Explanation:
The great German naturalist and geographer Alexander von Humboldt observed that within a region species richness increased with increasing explored area, but only up to a limit.