Biodiversity and Conservation

The above graph shows species-Area relationship



The equation of the curve ‘a’ is

Name the unlabelled areas ‘A’ and ‘B’ of the pie chart representing the biodiversity showing their proportionate number of species of major taxa.

Name the blank spaces a and b in the table given below:

Which part of the world has a high density of organism?

Beta diversity is diversity

Biosphere reserves differ from National parks and Wildlife sanctuaries because in the former:

One of the ex-situ conservation methods for endangered species is

Which one of the following is a pair of endangered species?

How many species are there in the world?

Among 'The Evil Quartet', which one is considered the most important cause driving extinction of species?

The tropical rain forests now cover ___ percent of Earth's land surface.

It is estimated that there are more than __I__ species of ants, 3,00,000 species of __II__, 28,000 species of __III__ and nearly __IV__ species of orchids. Select the correct option from the following.

Read the following statements and find out the incorrect statement.

How have humans used temperature conditions to conserve biodiversity in ex situ conditions? 

 Mention ONE possible reason for loss of biodiversity being higher in the tropics. 

Latitudinal gradients have an impact on species diversity. While species diversity is highest at the tropics and lowest at the poles, loss of biodiversity also is highest in the tropics and lowest at the poles.  Mention ONE possible reason for the low species diversity at the poles. 

Match the animals in column A with their location in column B.

Which of the following is not an invasive alien speices in the Indian context?