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What are the species confined to a particular region and not found anywhere else called?

APandemic

BEndemic

CExtinct

DVulnerable

Answer:

B. Endemic

Read Explanation:

Endemism is the ecological state of the species being confined to a particular region or only in one geographic region and not found anywhere else. Such species are known as endemic species. Some examples are Asiatic lion, Purple frog, Sangai deer, Sapria Himalayana, etc.

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