Observe the given diagram representing global biodiversity and answer the question.
Identify which is not represented in the figure?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bacteria
The figure shows invertebrates (insects, molluscs, crustaceans, other animal groups), vertebrates, and plants (algae, mosses, ferns, fungi, lichens, angiosperms). Bacteria are not shown.
Option (1) Crabs and Prawns — Shown. Crabs and prawns are crustaceans.
Option (2) Chlamydomonas — Shown. Chlamydomonas is an alga.
Option (3) Bacteria — Not shown. The figure divides the species into animal groups and plant groups. Crabs and prawns fall under crustaceans, Chlamydomonas under algae, and Funaria and Sphagnum under mosses, but there is no sector for bacteria.
Option (4) Funaria and Sphagnum — Shown. Funaria and Sphagnum are mosses.