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(D) Statement $(A)$ is correct: India,being a tropical country,possesses a much greater variety of ecosystems (such as deserts,rain forests,mangroves,

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(D) Statement $(A)$ is correct: India,being a tropical country,possesses a much greater variety of ecosystems (such as deserts,rain forests,mangroves,coral reefs,wetlands,estuaries,and alpine meadows) compared to a Scandinavian country like Norway.Statement $(B)$ is incorrect: According to the $IUCN$ $(2004)$ data,the total number of plant and animal species described so far is slightly more than $1.5$ million,not $15$ million as stated in the question.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$ Plants	$(1)$ $1,25,000$
$(b)$ Mammals	$(2)$ $427$
$(c)$ Reptiles	$(3)$ $40,000$
$(d)$ Invertebrates	$(4)$ $378$

Read the following statements:
$(A)$ India has a greater ecosystem diversity than Norway.
$(B)$ According to the $IUCN$ $(2004)$,the total number of plant and animal species described so far is slightly more than $1.5$ million.

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Read the following statements:$(A)$ India has a greater ecosystem diversity than Norway.$(B)$ According to the $IUCN$ $(2004)$,the total number of plant and animal species described so far is slightly more than $1.5$ million.