NEET Biology question

BiologyBiodiversity and ConservationNEET

Each question contains ASSERTION (Assertion) and REASON (Reason). Each question has the 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. **Assertion:** Broadly utilitarian arguments say that we should conserve biodiversity because biodiversity plays a major role in many ecosystem services that nature provides. **Reason:** Exploration of molecular, genetic and species level diversity to obtain the products of economic importance is included under broadly utilitarian category.

Answer: (C)

Solution

The Assertion is true: the broadly utilitarian argument for conserving biodiversity is indeed based on the many ecosystem services that biodiversity provides to nature and humans. However, the Reason is false, because

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