The most important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity together with traditional human life is the establishment of
(a) biosphere reserves (b) botanical gardens (c) national parks (d) wildlife sanctuaries
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What is biodiversity? What will happen if biodiversity of an area is not preserved? Mention one effect of it.
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...
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Why maintaining a biodiversity is important?.
Maintaining biodiversity is important because experiments and field studies suggest that a loss of biodiversity may lead to a loss of ecological stability.
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(a) Indiscriminate human activities such as alien species invasion, fragmentation and habitat loss have accelerated the loss of biodiversity.
(a) Alien species invasion When alien species are introduced unintentionally / deliberately for whatever purpose , some of them turn invasive and cause decline / extinction of indigenous species eg. - the...
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Which one of the following is related to Ex-situ conservation of threatened animals and plants ? (1) Biodiversity hot spots
The correct answer is (2) Thorns are hard, pointed straight structures for protection against grazing animal. These are modified stem.
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For the Changpas their animals are a very important part of their life. Is any animal part of your life? For example as a pet,
Yes, my pet dog Herry has become a part of my life. Five ways in which different animals are a part of our life are: (1) Dog – People often keep...
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Assertion (A): In human body, liver has important role in fat digestion. Reason (R): Liver produces two important fatdigesting enzymes.
(c) The liver secretes bile that forms and stores glycogen and plays an important role in metabolism of protein and fat. It does not contain digestive enzymes and as such...
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Highlight three major distinctions between the federations of 'coming together' type and 'holding together' type.
Holding Together Federation: (i) Large country decides to divide its power between states and the centre. (ii) Central government tends to be more powerful. (iii) Federating units have unequal power....
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Differentiate between 'Coming Together Federation' and 'Holding Together Federation', with examples.
Difference between 'Coming Together Federation' and 'Holding Together Federation': (i) Coming Together federations are formed when independent states come together to form a bigger state and 'holding together federations' are...
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Biodiversity is important because: (a) it is necessary to maintain ecosystems.
(a) it is necessary to maintain ecosystems.
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The place meant for conservation of biodiversity in their natural habitat are (i) Zoological garden
The Right option is : (c) iii & iv;
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