The latitudinal diversity gradient is defined as the decrease in the number of species from the equator to the poles

Q. The latitudinal diversity gradient is defined as the decrease in the number of species from the equator to the poles. This can result from

A. greater energy input at the poles

B. greater land mass at the poles

C. greater seasonal variation at the poles

D. greater speciation rates at the poles

Ans: greater seasonal variation at the poles