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Endemic species are

A. rare species

B. species localised in a specific region

C. cosmopolitan in distribution

D. critically endangered species

Answer: Option B

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Endemic species are plants and animals that exist only in one geographic region. Species can be endemic to large or small areas of the earth: some are endemic to a particular continent, some to part of a continent, and others to a single island.

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