The UN Conference of Parties on climate change in the year 2011 was held in:
In which of the following do both pairs have the correct combination?
1. | In situ conservation/National park Ex-situ conservation/Botanical garden |
2. | In situ conservation/Cryopreservation Ex-situ conservation/Wildlife sanctuary |
3. | In situ conservation/Seed bank Ex-situ conservation/ National park |
4. | In situ conservation/Tissue culture Ex-situ conservation/Sacred groves |
Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile conditions can be referred to as:
1. Advanced ex-situ conservation of biodiversity
2. In situ conservation by sacred groves
3. In situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity
4. In situ conservation of biodiversity
An example of ex-situ conservation is:
1. National park
2. Seed bank
3. Wildlife sanctuary
4. Sacred grove
A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called:
1. Vulnerable
2. Endemic
3. Critically Endangered
4. Extinct
The organisation which publishes the Red List of species is:
1. | ICFRE | 2. | IUCN |
3. | UNEP | 4. | WWF |
The extent of the global diversity of invertebrates is represented in the image below. Choose the correct combination of groups (A-D) respectively:
A | B | C | D | |
1. | Insects | Crustaceans | Other animal groups | Molluscs |
2. | Crustaceans | Insects | Molluscs | Other animal groups |
3. | Molluscs | Other animal groups | Crustaceans | Insects |
4 | Insects | Molluscs | Crustaceans | Other animal groups |
Which of the following represents a maximum number of species among global biodiversity?
1. Litchens
2. Fungi
3. Mosses and Ferns
4. Algae
Which one of the following is not used for ex-situ plant conservation?
1. Seed banks
2. Shifting cultivation
3. Botanical Gardens
4. Field gene banks
Which one of the following areas in India is a hot spot of biodiversity?
1. Eastern Ghats
2. Gangetic plain
3. Sunder bans
4. Western Ghats