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Which of the following statements about biodiversity patterns is correct?

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Species richness generally increases from the poles towards the equator. Correct Species richness is highest in polar regions. Species richness is the same across all latitudes. Species richness decreases from temperate regions towards the tropics.

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Species richness increases from higher latitudes towards the equator. This pattern is known as the latitudinal diversity gradient.

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