Biology : Biodiversity and Conservation

Which one of the following is not used for ex-situ plant conservation?

• Field genebanks

• Seed banks

• Shifting cultivation

• Shifting cultivation

Which of the following represent a maximum number of species among global biodiversity?

• Algae

• Lichens

• Fungi

• Fungi

The species confined lo a particular Region and not found elsewhere is termed as

• Keystone

• Alien

• Endemic

• Endemic

An example of ex-situ conservation is 

• National Park

• Seed bank

• wildlife Sanctuary

• wildlife Sanctuary

A location with luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees indicates that the

• trees are very healthy

• trees are heavily infested

• the location is highly polluted

• the location is highly polluted

Match the following and select the correct option.

• A	B	C	D
  1	2	3	4

• A	B	C	D
  4	1	3	2

• A	B	C	D
  3	2	4	1

• A	B	C	D
  3	2	4	1

A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called

• Vulnerable 

• endemic

• critically endangered 

• critically endangered 

Which one of the following areas in India, is a hot spot of biodiversity?

• Eastern Ghats

• Gangetic plain

• Sunderbans

• Sunderbans

Just as a person moving from Delhi to Shimla to escape the heat for the duration of hot summer, thousand of migratory birds from Siberia and other extremely cold Northern regions move to

• Western Ghat

• Meghalaya

• Corbett National Park

• Corbett National Park

Sacred groves are specially useful in

• Generating environmental awareness

• Preventing soil erosion

• Year-round flow of water in rivers

• Year-round flow of water in rivers