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Biodiversity and Conservation · Question 41

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1

Red List contains data or information on

  1. threatened species
  2. marine vertebrates only
  3. all economically important plants
  4. plants whose products are in international trade

Answer

(1) threatened species

Solution

The Red List (Red Data Book) is published by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources).

⇒ It documents the threatened species (critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable etc.) of plants and animals and their conservation status; as per NCERT, the IUCN Red List (2004) documents the extinction of 784 species in the last 500 years.

Answer: (1)

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2

Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul ?

  1. Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir
  3. Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur
  4. Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh
NEET 2016 (Phase 2)
3

The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed as -

  1. Alien
  2. Rare
  3. Endemic
  4. Keystone
AIPMT 2015
4

In which of the following both pairs have correct combination ?

  1. In situ conservation : Cryopreservation Ex situ conservation : Wildlife Sanctuary
  2. In situ conservation : Tissue culture Ex situ conservation : Sacred groves
  3. In situ conservation : National Park Ex situ conservation : Botanical Garden
  4. In situ conservation : Seed Bank Ex situ conservation : National Park
AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
5

Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as:

  1. In situ conservation by sacred groves
  2. In situ conservation of biodiversity
  3. In situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity
  4. Advanced ex-situ conservation of biodiversity
AIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
6

An example of ex situ conservation is :

  1. National Park
  2. Wildlife Sanctuary
  3. Seed Bank
  4. Sacred Grove
AIPMT 2014
7

A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called :

  1. Vulnerable
  2. Critically Endangered
  3. Endemic
  4. Extinct
AIPMT 2014
8

The organization which publishes the Red List of species is :

  1. ICFRE
  2. IUCN
  3. UNEP
  4. WWF
AIPMT 2014
9

Given below is the representation of the extent of global diversity of invertebrates. What groups the four portions (A-D) represent respectively? [figure]

  1. A Insects, B Crustaceans, C Other animal groups, D Molluscs
  2. A Molluscs, B Other animal groups, C Crustaceans, D Insects
  3. A Crustaceans, B Insects, C Molluscs, D Other animal groups
  4. A Insects, B Molluscs, C Crustaceans, D Other animal groups
AIPMT 2014
10

Which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?

  1. Shifting cultivation
  2. Field gene banks
  3. Botanical Gardens
  4. Seed banks
NEET 2013
11

Which of the following represents maximum number of species among global biodiversity ?

  1. Fungi
  2. Algae
  3. Mosses and Ferns
  4. Lichens
NEET 2013

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