Q. No.The biggest factor for the ‘biodiversity crisis' that we face today is:
1. Global warming
2. Environmental pollution
3. Habitat loss and fragmentation
4. A large and increasing human population
1. Global warming
2. Environmental pollution
3. Habitat loss and fragmentation
4. A large and increasing human population
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Consider three sample areas with the following composition:
| Sample area I: | has three species of birds, two are represented by one individual each and the third by four individuals |
| Sample area II: | has three species of birds, each represented by two individuals |
| Sample area III: | has a species of insects, a species of mammals and a species of birds, each with two individuals |
Which area will be considered as the most diverse?
1. Sample area I
2. Sample area II
3. Sample area III
4. Sample area II and Sample area III are equally diverse
Regarding the gradients of biodiversity:
| I: | As we move from poles to the equator, broadly speaking, biodiversity decreases. |
| II: | There is an increase in species diversity from lower to higher altitudes. |
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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Plants are an important source of medicines for human use. Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
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PLANT |
MEDICINE |
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1. |
Taxusbrevifolia |
Anticancer drug |
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2. |
Cinchona officinalis |
Anti-malarial |
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3. |
Rauwolfiaserpentina |
Anti-hypertensive |
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4. |
Catharanthusroseus |
Anti-helminthic |
The pink headed duck has got extinct mainly due to:
1. Habitat destruction
2. Overexploitation
3. Alien invasion
4. Pollution
Identify the correct statements regarding the “EDGE” species:
I. They are the only survivor members of their genus or even higher taxon.
II. To increase their conservation many are designated as “focal” species
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II
The ‘Himalayan Quail’ got extinct due to:
1. Habitat destruction
2. Overexploitation
3. Alien invasion
4. Pollution
A bird that was previously thought to be extinct till its rediscovery in 1986 by Bharat Bhushan of Bombay Natural History Society is:
1. Great Indian Bustard
2. Jerdon’s Courser
3. White Peacock
4. Siberian crane
The type of species that will most likely be supported by small parks will be:
| 1. | k - selected species | 2. | r - selected species |
| 3. | climax species | 4. | species with small niches |
Destruction of all tropical rainforests will lead to the extinction of approximately what percent of species found on the earth?
1. 10
2. 20
3. 50
4. 90
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