Biodiversity and Conservation questions
316 published questions with worked solutions.
- According to the species-area relation concept,
- A species area relation is used by ecologists to
- The impacts of loss of biodiversity may lead to I. lowered resistance to environmental perturbation II. decrease in plant...
- The IUCN red list, 2004 documents the extinction of 784 species in the last 500 years including
- The narrowly utilitarian arguments for conserving biodiversity include the following from the given list I. Ecosystem services...
- *Ex situ* strategies includes I. Zoos II. Seed/pollen banks III. Gene bank and tissue cultures IV. Botanical garden Choose the...
- *In situ* strategies includes I. National parks II. Wildlife sanctuaries III. Biosphere reserves IV. Sacred forests/Lakes Choose...
- How many countries pledged their commitment to achieve reduced rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 in the world summit on...
- In which year, convention on the biodiversity came into force?
- What is the sustainable use of resources?
- Which of the following is not an objective of convention on biodiversity?
- Initially ...A... biodiversity hot spots were identified but subsequently nine more have been added to the list, bringing the...
- On behalf of endangered species and habitats, why conservationists are calling for an immediate and often expensive action?
- Conservation of hot spots are best described as
- Which of the following is conserved by *ex situ* conservation method?
- Wildlife conservation aims at I. maintaining the ecological process II. to enrich the wildlife diversity with exotic species III....
- Which of the following is the most important cause of animals and plants being driven to extinction? **[NEET-I 2016]**
- Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by **[AIPMT 2000]**
- Which of the following represent maximum number of species among global biodiversity? **[NEET 2013, NEET 2012]**
- Which one of the following is not included under *in situ* conservation? **[AIPMT 2006]**
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