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) NEET Questions

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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


7.
Which of the following is NOT a level of biodiversity?
A.
Genetic diversity
B.
Ecosystem diversity
C.
Species diversity
D.
Population diversity
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ANSWER :
D. Population diversity
8.
Species diversity generally:
A.
Decreases as we move away from equator towards poles
B.
Remains same throughout latitudes
C.
Is highest at the poles
D.
Increases as we move away from equator towards poles
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ANSWER :
A. Decreases as we move away from equator towards poles
9.
The Amazonian rain forest in South America has the greatest biodiversity on earth and harbours how many species of plants?
A.
More than 1,25,000
B.
More than 4,000
C.
More than 4,00,000
D.
More than 40,000
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ANSWER :
D. More than 40,000
10.
Which is NOT a hypothesis proposed for greater biological diversity in the tropics?
A.
Tropics have less productivity
B.
There is more solar energy available in tropics
C.
Tropical latitudes have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years
D.
Tropical environments are less seasonal, more constant and predictable
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ANSWER :
A. Tropics have less productivity
11.
Alexander von Humboldt described that within a region, species richness:
A.
Remained constant with explored area
B.
Increased linearly with explored area
C.
Decreased with increasing explored area
D.
Increased with increasing explored area, but only up to a limit
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ANSWER :
D. Increased with increasing explored area, but only up to a limit
12.
The species-area relationship is described by which equation, where S is species richness, A is area, Z is slope, and C is Y-intercept?
A.
log A = log C + Z log S
B.
S = C + ZA
C.
S = CA²
D.
log S = log C + Z log A
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ANSWER :
D. log S = log C + Z log A