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Select the correct statements about biodiversity

• The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals

• Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity

• Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism

• Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism

In which of the following both pairs have correct combination

• In situ conservation/National park
  Ex situ conservation/Botanical garden

• In situ conservation/Cryopreservation
  Ex situ conservation/Wildlife Sanctuary

• In situ conservation/Seed Bank
  Ex situ conservation/National Park

• In situ conservation/Seed Bank
  Ex situ conservation/National Park

Most animals are tree dwellers in a 

• coniferous forest

• thorn woodland

• temperature deciduous forest

• temperature deciduous forest

Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as

• In situ conservation of biodiversity

• advanced exsitu conservation of biodiversity

• in situ conservation by sacred groves

• in situ conservation by sacred groves

Which one of the following have the highest number of species in nature?

• Insects

• Birds

• Angiosperms

• Angiosperms

Large woody vines are more epithelial cells in humans are known to occur in 

• mangroves

• tropical rainforests

• alpine forests

• alpine forests

Which one of the following shows maximum genetic diversity in India? 

• Rice 

• Maize

• Mango

• Mango

Mass of living matter at a trophic level in an area at any time is called. 

• Detritus

• Humus

• Standing state

• Standing state

A collection of plants and seeds having diverse alleles of all the genes of a crop is called

• germplasm

• gene library

• genome

• genome

Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched while the remaining three are correct?

• Penicillium - Conidia

• Water hyacinth - Runner

• Bryophyllum - Leat buds

• Bryophyllum - Leat buds