Which one of the following is related to Ex-situ conservation of threatened animals and plants ? (1) Biodiversity hot spots

(a) Adaptations of desert plants and animals  Adaptations of desert plants Plants found in deserts are well adapted to cope with harsh desert conditions such as water scarcity and scorching heat. Plants...

Study basic biological process- how gene are regulated, how they affect the normal functions of the body and its development. Transgenic cow, Rosie is the example for the second category.

The variety of life forms found in a particular region forms its biodiversity. If biodiversity of an area is not preserved, it will result in: (i) natural calamities such as floods, forest...

Forests are considered'biodiversity hot spots because large number of life forms (such as bacteria, fungi, fern, nematodes, insects, birds, reptiles, mammals, gymnosperms and angiosperms) are found there. These are the...

The correct answer is (4)  Ex-situ conservation is offsite strategy for conservation of biological diversity in zoological park and botanical gardens respectively.

b. Abundance of endemic species

(2) Sacred groves

(b) Zoo and botanical gardens are the most conventional methods of ex-situ conservation, rest all options are natural habitats so are of in-situ conservation.

(a) Statements 1 and 3 contradict each-other, hence both statements cannot be true together. But there is a situation where in both statements are false that is if some of...