Question

Based on the chart given below showing the number of species on earth, identify the INCORRECT statement.

• A. Animals are maximum in number.
• B. Plants are more than others except animals.
• C. Fungi are more than protists and eubacteria.
• D. Eubacteria are less than all others except protists.

Hint:

Read the chart for the order of species numbers: animals are the largest group and eubacteria the smallest.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Concept
The chart gives the relative number of species of animals, plants, fungi, protists and eubacteria. The order from largest to smallest is animals, plants, fungi, protists, eubacteria.

Step 2: Check statements
Animals have the largest sector, so the first statement is true. Plants are second, so the second is true. Fungi exceed protists and eubacteria, so the third is true.

Step 3: Find the incorrect one
Eubacteria have the smallest sector, even smaller than protists. The statement that eubacteria are less than all others except protists is therefore incorrect.

Final Answer:
The statement about eubacteria being less than all except protists is incorrect. \[ \boxed{\text{(D) }\text{Eubacteria are less than all others except protists.}} \]