Multiple Choice QuestionsBeta diversity is diversity
in a community
between communities
in a mountain gradient
on a plain
Which one of the following pairs of geographical areas show maximum biodiversity in our country?
Sunderbans and Rann of Kutch
Eastern Ghats and West Bengal
Eastern Himalaya and Western Ghats
Kerala and Punjab
One of the ex situ conservation methods for endangered species is
wildlife sanctuaries
biosphere reserves
cryopreservation
national parks
Keystone species deserve protection because these
are capable of surviving in harsh environmental conditions
indicate presence of certain minerals in the soil
have become rare clue to overexploitation
play an important role in supporting other species.
Biosphere reserves differ from National Parks and Wildlife sanctuaries because in the former
human beings are not allowed to enter
people are an integral part of the system
plants are paid greater attention than the animals
living organisms are brought from all over the world and preserved for posterity.
B.
people are an integral part of the system
Biosphere reserves, National Park and wild life sanctuaries are all protected areas but differ from each other in some ways. National parks are reserved for betterment of wild life. Cultivation, grazing forestry and habitat manipulations are not allowed. Sanctuaries are tracts of land with or with out lake where wild life can take refuge without being hunted. Harvesting of timber. collection of forest products, tilling ofland, private ownership of land etc., are allowed. Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected area which are meant for preserving genetic diversity in representative ecosystems of various national biomass and unique biological communities by protecting wild life, traditional life style of tribals and domesticated plant/animal genetic resources. Each biosphere reserve has 3 zones -
(i) core or natural zone- where no human activity is allowed,
(ii) Buffer zone - limited human activity is allowed like education and research
(iii) Transition zone- is the outer most zone where an active cooperation is present between reserve management and local people for activities like agriculture, tourism and forestry.
The Great Barrier Reef along the east coast of Australia can be categorised as
population
community
ecosystem
biome.
Which one of the following is a pair of endangered species
Garden lizard and Mexican poppy
Rhesus monkey and Sal tree
Indian peacock and carrot grass
Hornbill and Indian aconite
Assertion: Red algae contribute in producing coral reefs.
Reason: Some red algae secrete and deposit calcium carbonate over their walls.
If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
If Assertion is true but Reason is false
If both Assertion and Reason are false.
Which animal has gone extinct in recent times in India
Acinonyx jubatus
Antilope cervicapra
Rhinocerus unicornis
Panthera leo
What is true about cleavage in the fertilized egg in humans
It is meroblastic
It starts while the egg is in fallopian tube
It is identical to normal mitosis
It starts when the egg reaches in uterus
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