Biodiversity and Conservation

Which of the following is correctly matched ?

1. Stratification-Population
2. Parthenium hysterophorus-Threat to biodiversity
3. Aerenchyma- Opuntia
4. Age pyramid-Biome

Red List contains data or information on

1. threatened species
2. marine vertebrates only
3. all economically important plants
4. plants whose products are in international trade

Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul ?

1. Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh
2. Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir
3. Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur
4. Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh

The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed as -

1. Alien
2. Rare
3. Endemic
4. Keystone

In which of the following both pairs have correct combination ?

1. In situ conservation : Cryopreservation Ex situ conservation : Wildlife Sanctuary
2. In situ conservation : Tissue culture Ex situ conservation : Sacred groves
3. In situ conservation : National Park Ex situ conservation : Botanical Garden
4. In situ conservation : Seed Bank Ex situ conservation : National Park

Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as:

1. In situ conservation by sacred groves
2. In situ conservation of biodiversity
3. In situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity
4. Advanced ex-situ conservation of biodiversity

An example of ex situ conservation is :

1. National Park
2. Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Seed Bank
4. Sacred Grove

A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called :

1. Vulnerable
2. Critically Endangered
3. Endemic
4. Extinct

The organization which publishes the Red List of species is :

1. ICFRE
2. IUCN
3. UNEP
4. WWF

Given below is the representation of the extent of global diversity of invertebrates. What groups the four portions (A-D) represent respectively? [figure]

1. A Insects, B Crustaceans, C Other animal groups, D Molluscs
2. A Molluscs, B Other animal groups, C Crustaceans, D Insects
3. A Crustaceans, B Insects, C Molluscs, D Other animal groups
4. A Insects, B Molluscs, C Crustaceans, D Other animal groups