Biodiversity and its Conservation (Concept, Patterns, Importance, Loss, Conservation of Biodiversity, Hotspots, Endangered Organisms, Extinction, Red Data Book, Biosphere Reserves, National Parks and Sanctuaries, Sacred Groves)
Biodiversity and its Conservation (Concept, Patterns, Importance, Loss, Conservation of Biodiversity, Hotspots, Endangered Organisms, Extinction, Red Data Book, Biosphere Reserves, National Parks and Sanctuaries, Sacred Groves) MCQ Questions
1.
The term 'Biodiversity' was popularized by which of the following?
B.
Alexander von Humboldt
ANSWER :
A. Edward O. Wilson
2.
Biodiversity refers to the variety of:
B.
All levels of biological organisation
ANSWER :
B. All levels of biological organisation
3.
Diversity at the level of species is called:
ANSWER :
B. Species diversity
4.
The medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria growing in different Himalayan ranges shows differences in potency and concentration of reserpine. This represents which type of diversity?
ANSWER :
C. Genetic diversity
5.
India with its deserts, rain forests, mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, estuaries, and alpine meadows has greater diversity at which level?
ANSWER :
B. Ecosystem diversity
6.
India has more than how many varieties of rice, showing high genetic diversity?
