Concepts of Biodiversity
Concepts of Biodiversity: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Biodiversity, Biodiversity and Conservation, Threats to Biodiversity, Genetic Diversity, Species Diversity, Ecological Diversity, Levels of Biodiversity, Biodiversity in India and, Benefits of Biodiversity
Important Questions on Concepts of Biodiversity
India has more than 50,000 strains of rice. Which of the following biodiversity it represents?

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

In India, we find mangoes with different flavours, colours, fibre content, sugar content and even shelf-life. The large variation is on account of

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.

The term 'Biodiversity' was popularized by

The largely tropical Amazonian rain forest in south America has greatest biodiversity on earth. It is home to more than species of plants, of fishes, of birds, _____ of mammals, _____ of amphibians, of reptiles and of more than invertebrates.

Among the discovered organisms on the Earth, more than_____ belong to animals.

India has deserts, rain forests, mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, estuaries, and alpine meadows. Which of the following term will be used to describe such a huge diversity?

The word " biodiversity " was first coined by

The greatest threat to genetic diversity in agricultural crops is

Which of the following is a correct sequence of decreasing order of number of species ?

The number of plants species reported in India are:

Among vertebrates, which group of animals has the highest number in global biodiversity?

The diversity within a particular area, community or ecosystem is called

Which one of the following is not included under in-situ conservation?

Which among the following has the maximum genetic diversity in India?
