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Which of the following is true for Golden rice?
Which one of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?
Match the items in List-I with their correct descriptions in List-II: List-I: (A) The Evil Quartet, (B) Ex-situ, (C) Lantana camara, (D) Dodo List-II: (I) Cryopreservation, (II) Alien species invasion, (III) Causes of biodiversity losses, (IV) Extinction
The list of endangered species was released by which of the following organizations?
The type of conservation in which the threatened species are taken out from their natural habitat and placed in special setting where they can be protected and given special care is called:
Tropical regions show greatest level of species richness because: A: Tropical latitudes have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years, hence more time was available for species diversification. B: Tropical environments are more seasonal. C: More solar energy is available in tropics. D: Constant environments promote niche specialization. E: Tropical environments are constant and predictable.
Which of the following are regarded as major causes of biodiversity loss? A: Over exploitation B: Co-extinction C: Mutation D: Habitat loss and fragmentation E: Migration
Match the scientists in List-I with their corresponding hypotheses or contributions in List-II: List-I: (A) Robert May, (B) Alexander von Humboldt, (C) Paul Ehrlich, (D) David Tilman List-II: (I) Species-Area relationship, (II) Long-term ecosystem experiment using outdoor plots, (III) Global species diversity is about 7 million, (IV) Rivet Popper hypothesis
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Rain forests, which used to cover more than 14% of the earth's land surface, are now reduced to 6%. Statement II: The Amazon rain forest has the greatest biodiversity on earth. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Identify the place(s) from the following where sacred groves are not found:
The highest annual Net Primary Productivity is observed in which of the following ecosystems?
The regions with high level of species richness, high degree of endemism and a loss of 70% of the species and habitat are identified as:
Which one of the following is not included under in-situ conservation?
Cryopreservation technique is used for:
Match the terms in List-I with their corresponding locations or events in List-II: List-I: (A) Biodiversity hotspot, (B) Sacred groves, (C) Johannesburg South Africa, (D) Alien species invasion List-II: (I) Khasi and Jantia hills in Meghalaya, (II) World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, (III) Parthenium, (IV) Western Ghats
The historic Convention on Biological Diversity, 'The Earth Summit', was held in Rio de Janeiro in which year?
Among 'The Evil Quartet', which one is considered the most important cause driving extinction of species?
In the 'rivet popper hypothesis', Paul Ehrlich compared the rivets in an airplane to which of the following?
The species of plants that plays a vital role in controlling the relative abundance of other species in a community is called _______.
Which of the following is/are cause(s) of biodiversity losses?