The great German naturalist and geographer Alexander von Humboldt observed that within a region species richness increased with increasing explored area, but only up to a limit. In fact, relation between species richness and area for a wide variety of taxa (angiosperm plants, birds, bats, freshwater fishes) turns out to be a rectangular hyperbola. Now find out correct equations shown in the graph:
(a) I - S = CAZ; II - Log S = log C + Z log A
(b) I - Log S = log C + Z log A; II - S = CAZ
(c) I - S = CAZ + log C; II - Log S = log C + Z log A
(d) I - S = CAZ + log A; II - Log S = log C + Z log A
Given below are three statements (A-E) each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blanks.
Statements:
A. The tropics (between _____I_____) harbour more species than temperate and polar regions.
B. For example, Columbia situated near _____II_____, has about 1400 species of birds, while New York (41°N) has 105 species, Greenland (71°N) has about 56 species and India (in the equator region) has _____III_____ species.
C. The number of species of vascular plants in tropics is about _____IV_____ times more of that of temperate forests.
D. The _____V_____ rain forest in Brazil, South America has the greatest biodiversity on earth.
E. Since the origin of life on earth and evolution, there have been five episodes of mass extinction, but the current rate of extinction (6 mass extinction - due to human activities) is _____VI_____ times faster than them, due to human activities:
Options:
(1) I - 0°N to 90°S, II - equator, III - 1200, IV - five, V - Amazonian, VI - 100 - 1000
(2) I - 23.5°N to 23.5°S, II - equator, III - 10000, IV - ten, V - Amazonian, VI - 100 - 1000
(3) I - 23.5°N to 23.5°S, II - equator, III - 1200, IV - ten, V - Amazonian, VI - 100 -1000
(4) I - 23.5°N to 23.5°S, II - equator, III - 1200, IV - ten, V - Amazonian, VI - 100 - 10000
Which of the following is incorrect about biodiversity on Earth (According to data provided in NCERT)
1. There are more than 20000 species of ants.
2. There are 300000 species of beetles
3. There are 28000 of fishes
4. There are nearly 12000 species of orchids
Diversity can be understood by which of the following terminology?
(1) Heterogeneity
(2) Homogeneity
(3) Homozygosity
(4) Heterotrophic
Biodiversity, this term
(1) Was given by Edward Wilson
(2) Was popularized by Edward Wilson
(3) Was given by Paul Ehrlich
(4) Was popularized by Paul Ehrlich
The term Biodiversity which was used by Edward Wilson was actually used
(1) To describe Genetic Diversity
(2) To describe species Diversity
(3) To describe Ecological Diversity
(4) To describe combined diversity at all levels
Genetic Diversity is not
1.India has more than 50000 genetically different strains of rice
2.India has 10000 varieties of mango
3.A single species might show high diversity at the genetic level over it's distributional range
4.Genetically diverse plant Rawolfia vomitoria is found in Himalayan ranges
Which of the following is wrong with respect to Rawolfia vomitoria?
(1) Found in Himalayan ranges
(2) Medicinal plant
(3) Species Diversity is not in terms of potency and concentration of reserpine
(4) Reserpine is an active chemical produced by this plant
Species Diversity
(1) Diversity at the level of species
(2) Diversity at the level of genes within species
(3) Diversity at the level of ecosystem
(4) Both A and B
Which of the following is true for the species Diversity?
(1) Western Ghats have a greater fish diversity than the Eastern Ghats
(2) Western Ghats have a greater amphibian diversity than the Eastern Ghats
(3) Western Ghats have lower amphibian diversity than the Eastern Ghats
(4) Western Ghats have lower fish diversity than the Eastern Ghats