Soil salinity is measured by
Porometer
Calorimeter
Conductivity meter
Potometer
C.
Conductivity meter
Conductivity meter measures soil salinity Porometer is an apparatus for knowing the relative sizes of stomata. Potometer is used for measuring the rate of transpiration.
IUCN stands for
Indian Union for Conservation of Nature
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Indian Union of Chemical Nomenclature
International Union for the conservation of Nutrients
B.
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Which of the following species are restricted to an area?
Sympatric species
Sibling species
Allopatric species
Endemic species
D.
Endemic species
Endemic species represents a population that are restricted geographically to a particular area in a given time.
Which one of the following combination is incorrect?
Rio convention → Air pollution
Kyoto protocol → Climate change
Montreal Protocol → Ozone depletion
Ramsar Convention → Wetland conservation
A.
Rio convention → Air pollution
The historic convention on biological diversity (the earth summit) held in Rid de Janerio was the Rio convention, (in 1992). It called upon all nations to take appropriate measure for sustainable utilisation and conservation of biological diversity.