The map given in the picture below shows:
 
1. Location of desert biomes on Earth
2. Hotspots of biodiversity
3. Sites of major earthquake disasters in the present century
4. Places on Earth where the threat to biodiversity is absent
 83%

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

A

Genetic diversity

a.

Western ghats have greater amphibian diversity than eastern ghats

B.

Species diversity

b.

India has more than 50000 genetically different strains of rice

C.

Ecological diversity

c.

India has more ecosystems than Norway

Codes :

A B C
1. a b c
2. b a c
3. c b a
4. b c a

Subtopic:  Introduction & Types |
 84%

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

The given picture shows the plant Rauwolfia vomitoria, a medicinal plant. The genetic variants of this plant in different Himalayan ranges have different concentration and potency of the active chemical reserpine. This type of biodiversity is called as:  
1. Genetic diversity 2. Species diversity
3. Ecological diversity 4. Biosphere diversity
Subtopic:  Introduction & Types |
 87%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


Identify the incorrect statement:
1.  Biodiversity is the term popularised by the sociobiologist Edward Wilson to describe the combined diversity at all levels of biological organisation.
2.  IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources.
3.  Robert May places the global species diversity in the range of 20 to 50 million.
4.  More than 25 percent of the drugs currently sold in the market are derived from the plants.
Subtopic:  Magnitude of Biodiversity |
 90%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Biologists make a statistical comparison of the temperate-tropical species richness of an exhaustively studied group of insects and extrapolate this richness to other group of animals and plants and come up with a gross estimate of the total number of species on earth.
Reason (R):  Insects are the most successful living organisms among animals and plants.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1.  Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A).
2.  (A) is true but (R) is false.
3.  (A) is false but (R) is true.
4.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A).
Subtopic:  Magnitude of Biodiversity |
 59%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


Approximately, what number of species have been identified, named and studied?

1. 1.0 million 2. 1.5 million
3. 1.7 million 4. 2.0 million

Subtopic:  Introduction & Types |
 54%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


Amongst the vertebrates, the Class with maximum number of species is:

1.  Pisces 2.  Reptilia
3.  Aves 4.  Mammalia

Subtopic:  Magnitude of Biodiversity |
 64%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


If we consider invertebrates, the maximum global biodiversity, after insects, is seen in:

1.  Crustaceans 2.  Echinoderms
3.  Mollusks 4.  Annelids
Subtopic:  Magnitude of Biodiversity |
 81%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


The following pie chart proportionates the number of species in various invertebrate taxa. A, B and C will represent:  
  
A B C
1. Insects Echinoderms Molluscs
2. Insects Molluscs Crustaceans
3. Crustaceans Insects Molluscs
4. Molluscs Crustaceans Insects
Subtopic:  Magnitude of Biodiversity |
 93%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


The following pie chart proportionates the number of species in various vertebrate taxa. What will be true regarding the animals shown in the pie chart? 
   
Statement I:   ‘A’ group will be of fishes.
Statement II:  ‘B’ and ‘C’ are endotherms.
Statement III:  ‘D’ are more successful on land than ‘E’. 
1. Only Statement I and Statement II.
2. Only Statement I and Statement III.
3. Only Statement II and Statement III.
4. Statement I, Statement II and Statement III.
Subtopic:  Magnitude of Biodiversity |
 60%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.