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Biodiversity and Conservation: NEET questions with solutions
Biodiversity and Conservation tests levels of diversity, species-area relationship (log S = log C + Z log A), latitudinal gradients, the evil quartet and conservation strategies. Marks are lost on Z ranges, on in situ versus ex situ classification, and on numbers like threatened-species percentages and hotspot names.
Also called: biodiversity · conservation of biodiversity · hotspots
Questions
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- Q1The term 'biodiversity', meaning the combined variety of life from macromolecules to biomes, was popularised by which sociobiologist?
What biodiversity isEasySingle correct
- Q2Plants of one medicinal species growing in different Himalayan ranges are found to differ in the concentration of the alkaloid they make.…
What biodiversity isEasySingle correct
- Q3A large forest is cut by highways and farms into small isolated patches, and many forest-interior animals disappear from the patches. Which…
The evil quartetEasySingle correct
- Q4Two statements about the species-area relationship are given. Select the correct option.
Species-area relationshipMediumStatement based
- Q5Match the concept in Column I with the example or description in Column II, and choose the option with all matches correct.
The evil quartetMediumMatch the following
- Q6Which one of the following is an ex situ conservation measure?
In situ and ex situ conservationMediumSingle correct
- Q7Read the Assertion and the Reason about the latitudinal gradient of species richness, then choose the correct option.
Patterns of biodiversityMediumAssertion–Reason
- Q8In long-term plot experiments, ecologist David Tilman found that plots with more species showed which result?
Diversity and stabilityMediumSingle correct
- Q9According to the Red List data discussed in NCERT, which of these groups has the highest percentage of its species threatened with…
Loss of biodiversityHardSingle correct
- Q10NCERT names three of the world's 34 biodiversity hotspots as covering India's regions of exceptionally high biodiversity. Which option lists…
Biodiversity hotspotsHardSingle correct
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