Which of the following forests is known as the ‘lungs of the planet Earth’?
1. Taiga forest
2. Tundra forest
3. Amazon rainforests
4. Rainforests of North East India
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The active chemical drug reserpine is obtained from:
1. | Datura | 2. | Rauwolfia |
3. | Atropa | 4. | Papaver |
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Which of the following group exhibit more species diversity?
1. | Gymnosperms | 2. | Algae |
3. | Bryophytes | 4. | Fungi |
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Which of the below-mentioned regions exhibit less seasonal variations?
1. | Tropics | 2. | Temperate |
3. | Alpines | 4. | Both (1) & (2) |
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The historic convention on Biological Diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as:
1. | CITES Convention | 2. | The Earth Summit |
3. | G-16 Summit | 4. | MAB Programme |
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What is common to the techniques (i) in vitro fertilization, (ii) Cryo preservation, and (iii) tissue culture?
1. | All are in situ conservation |
2. | All are ex situ conservation methods |
3. | All require ultra-modern equipment and large space. |
4. | All are methods of conservation of extinct organisms. |
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Assertion (A): | Genetic diversity serves as a way for populations to adapt to changing environments. |
Reason (R): | Genetic diversity is the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species. |
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
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Assertion (A): | Biologists are not sure about how many prokaryotic species there might be. |
Reason (R): | A large number of species have not been data based so far. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
Assertion (A): | There is a steady increase in species richness from the arctic to the tropics. |
Reason (R): | Seasonal variation is substantially more in tropics than in arctics. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
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Assertion (A): | Large islands near the mainland will have more species than smaller islands more distant from the mainland. |
Reason (R): | The species richness of an island is determined by colonization and extinction. |
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |