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Biodiversity and Conservation

AIPMT 2004MCQMediumNot asked in last 5 yrs+4−1
Ques. 1AIPMT 2004

An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but can recover after some time if damaging effect stops will be having -

  1. High stability and high resilience
  2. Low stability and high resilience
  3. High stability and low resilience
  4. Low stability and low resilience

Answer

(2) Low stability and high resilience

Solution

Stability (resistance) is the ability of an ecosystem to resist disturbance, and resilience is its ability to return to its original state after a disturbance.

An ecosystem that is 'easily damaged' has low stability, and one that 'recovers after some time when the damaging effect stops' has high resilience.

Answer: (2)

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Ques. 2AIPMT 2004

In your opinion, which is the most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of an area ?

  1. By creating botanical garden
  2. By creating biosphere reserve
  3. By tissue culture method
  4. By developing seed bank
Ques. 3AIPMT 2003

Which group of vertebrates comprises the highest number of endangered species ?

  1. Fishes
  2. Mammals
  3. Birds
  4. Reptiles
Ques. 4AIPMT 2003

Which endangered animal is the source of the world's finest, lightest, warmest and most expensive wool - the shahtoosh ?

  1. Kashmiri goat
  2. Chiru
  3. Nilgai
  4. Cheetal
Ques. 5AIPMT 2002

Wildlife is continuously decreasing. What is the main reason of this ?

  1. Cutting down of forest
  2. Predation
  3. Hunting
  4. Destruction of habitat
Ques. 6AIPMT 2000

Indri-indri lemur is found in:

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Mauritius
  3. Madagascar
  4. India
Ques. 7AIPMT 2000

Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by:

  1. Gene library
  2. Gene bank
  3. Gene pool
  4. Herbarium

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