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This document contains a daily practice sheet on biodiversity and conservation. It includes 20 multiple choice questions about topics like ex-situ conservation methods, endangered species lists, genetic diversity, biodiversity laws, and types of biodiversity. The questions are followed by the answers to check understanding. The practice sheet is a tool for learning more about protecting biodiversity and conserving threatened species and habitats.

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DAILY PRACTICE SHEET – 306

BIOMENTORS CLASSES ONLINE (MUMBAI)


BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Biodiversity and Conservation 07/03/2019
1. Which of the following is not an ex-situ conservation
(a) Cryopreservation
(b) Seed bank
(c) Biosphere reserves
(d) Botanical garden
2. Find the wrongly matched pair
(a) Lungs of the planet - Amazon rain forest
(b) Endemism - Species confined to one region and also found in other
regions
(c) Hot spots - Regions with species richness
(d) Alien species - Clarias gariepinus
3. Red data book provides data on
(a) Red flowered plants
(b) Red coloured fishes
(c) Endangered plants and animals
(d) Red eyed birds
4. World Wild Life Week is
(a) First week of September
(b) First week of October
(c) Third week of October
(d) Last week of October
5. Black buck in India is protected by
(a) Bhils
(b) Bishnois
(c) Phasis
(d) All tribals
6. The organization which publishes the Red List of species is
(a) IUCNNR
(b) The Bombay Natural History Society
(c) WPSI
(d) IUCN

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7. In India, we find mangoes with different flavours, colours, fibre content sugar content and even shelf life. The
large variation is on account of
(a) Species diversity
(b) Induced mutations
(c) Genetic diversity
(d) Hybridization
8. Which of the following species are restricted to a given area
(a) Sympatric species
(b) Allopatric species
(c) Sibling species
(d) Endemic species
9. Biodiversity Act of India was passed by the parliament in the year
(a) 1992
(b) 1996
(c) 2000
(d) 2002
10. Genetic diversity in agriculture crops in threatened by
(a) Introduction of high yielding varieties
(b) Intensive use of fertilizers
(c) Extensive intercropping
(d) Intensive use of biopesticides
11. Wildlife is
(a) All biota excluding man, domestic animals and cultivated crops
(b) All vertebrates of reserve forests
(c) All animals of reserve forests
(d) All animals and plant of reserve forest
12. Convention of Biodiversity came into force on
(a) 29 Dec. 1993
(b) 6 June 1992
(c) 3 October 1994
(d) 4 October 1993
13. Which of the following is the most important cause of animals and plants being driven to extinction
(a) Over – exploitation
(b) Alien species invasion
(c) Habitat loss and fragmentation
(d) Co – extinctions

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14. The diversity of the habitats over the total geographical area is called
(a) α (alpha)
(b) β (beta)
(c) γ (gamma)
(d) δ (delta)

15. The following diagram shows different types of diversity. Identify them

(a) A – Beta – diversity, B – Alpha – diversity, C – Gamma – diversity


(b) A – Gamma – diversity, B – Beta – diversity, C – Alpha – diversity
(c) A – Gamma – diversity, B – Alpha – diversity, C – Beta – diversity
(d) A – Alpha – diversity, B – Beta – diversity, C – Gamma – diversity
16. Decrease in species diversity in tropical countries is mainly due to
(a) Urbanization
(b) Pollution
(c) Deforestation
(d) Soil erosion
17. India`s share in the global species diversity is aout
(a) 2 percent
(b) 4 percent
(c) 6 percent
(d) 8 percent
18. National bird of Indian is
(a) Hornbill
(b) Black swan
(c) Peacock (Pavo cristatus)
(d) House sparrow
19. What is the generic name of Indian peacock
(a) Pavo cristatus
(b) Milvus migrans

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(c) Paradise flycatcher
(d) Parsers domesticus
20. Sacred groves are specially useful in
(a) Generating environmental awareness
(b) Preventing soil erosion
(c) Year-round flow of water in rivers
(d) Conserving rare and threatened species

ANSWERS

1. Ans.(c) Biosphere reserves


2. Ans.(b)
3. Ans.(c) Endangered plants and animals
4. Ans.(b) First week of October
5. Ans.(b) Bishnois
6. Ans.(d) IUCN
7. Ans.(c) Genetic diversity
8. Ans.(d) Endemic species
9. Ans.(d) 2002
10. Ans.(a) Introduction of high yielding varieties
11. Ans.(a) All biota excluding man, domestic animals and cultivated crops
12. Ans.(a) 29 Dec. 1993
13. Ans.(c) Habitat loss and fragmentation
14. Ans.(c) γ (gamma)
15. Ans.(a) A – Beta – diversity, B – Alpha – diversity, C – Gamma – diversity
16. Ans.(c) Deforestation
17. Ans.(d) 8 percent
18. Ans.(c) Peacock (Pavo cristatus)
19. Ans.(a) Pavo cristatus
20. Ans.(d) Conserving rare and threatened species

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