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Question
Why do we find a decrease in biodiversity distribution, if we move from the tropics towards the poles?
Solution
There is a decrease in biodiversity as we move from tropics towards poles due to a drop in temperature which makes the condition unfavourable for the majority of organisms to survive.
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