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Which of the following statements regarding the estimates of number of species found on earth is not correct
Total number of species present on earth are considered to be about 7 million as estimated by Robert May.
Plants constitute more than 70% of all the species recorded, whereas animals constitute less than 22% of the total number of species.
Insects constitute more than 70% of all the animal species.
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As we have discussed in Species Diversity - India & World -
Biodiversity composition -
More than 70 per cent of all the species recorded are animals, while plants (including algae, fungi, bryophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms) comprise no more than 22 per cent of the total.
- wherein
Among animals, insects are the most species-rich taxonomic group, making up more than 70 per cent of the total.
Hence, the correct option is (b).
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