The zonation of flora and fauna along an altitudinal transect similar to that found along latitudinal transects is known as the
A) altitude-latitude hypothesis.
B) vegetation similarity theory.
C) the life zone concept.
D) altitudinal zonation principle.

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The life zone concept describes the altitudinal zonation of flora and fauna, similar to how latitudinal zonation is referred to as biomes. The concept proposes that different elevations have distinct ecological zones characterized by their unique assemblage of species adapted to those specific environmental conditions.

The Zonation of Flora and Fauna Along an Altitudinal Transect