1. MAB program stands
for
9. Dodo is
1. d) Man and Biosphere
2. d) threatened species
3. a) Morges, Switzerland
4. b) World Conservation Union
5. d)coral reefs
6. a) tropical rain forest
7. a) increases towards the equator
8. d) habitat destruction
9. d) extinct
10. a) endangered
11. a) Insitu conservation
12. c) Zoo
13. d) all of the above
14. b) endemism
15. b) species localized in a specific region
a) Man and biotechnology2. Red data book contains data of
b) Material and biology
c) Man and Biology
d) Man and Biosphere
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a) all plant species3. IUCN (The International Union For Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources) headquarters is at
b) all animal species
c) economically important species
d) threatened species
a) Morges, Switzerland4. IUCN is also called as
b) Paris, France
c) Vienna, Austria
d)NewYork, USA
a) Man and Biosphere program5. Which of the following region has maximum diversity
b) World Conservation Union
c) World Conservation Consortium
d) World Wide Conservation Union
a) mangrooves6. Approximately, 50% of total world species are present on
b) temperate rainforest
c) taiga
d)coral reefs
a) tropical rain forest7. Biodiversity
b) temperate rain forest
c) temperate deciduous forest
d) coral reefs
a) increases towards the equator8. The most important reason for decrease in biodiversity is
b) decreases towards the equator
c) remains same throughout the planet
d) has no effect on change in latitude
a) habitat pollution
b) introduction of exotic species
c) over-exploitation
d) habitat destruction
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a) endangered10. Blue whale is placed under
b) critically endangered
c) rare
d) extinct
a) endangered11. Conservation within the natural habitat is
b) critically endangered
c) rare
d) extinct
a) Insitu conservation
b) Exsitu conservation
c) invivo conservation
d)exvivo conservation
12. All are In-situ conservation efforts
except
a) National parks13. Ex situ conservation includes
b) Sanctuaries
c) Zoo
d) biosphere reserves
a) Zoo14. Hot spots are regions of high
b) Botanic garden
c) Germplasm bank
d) all of the above
a) rarity15. Endemic species are
b) endemism
c) critically endangered population
d) diversity
a) rare species
b) species localized in a specific region
c) cosmopolitan in distribution
d) critically endangered species
16. Which of the following is an ex-situ conservation method for endangered species?
a) Cryopreservation b) Biosphere reserves c) Wildlife sanctuaries d) National parks
17 . One of the following steps is not involved in cryopreservation
a) Air-drying b) Slow freezing c) Encapsulation d) Shadow casting
Answers:1. d) Man and Biosphere
2. d) threatened species
3. a) Morges, Switzerland
4. b) World Conservation Union
5. d)coral reefs
6. a) tropical rain forest
7. a) increases towards the equator
8. d) habitat destruction
9. d) extinct
10. a) endangered
11. a) Insitu conservation
12. c) Zoo
13. d) all of the above
14. b) endemism
15. b) species localized in a specific region
16. a) Cryopreservation
17. d) Shadow casting
