Conservation of Biodiversity and Wildlife
Learn about conservation of plants and animals, including biodiversity, endangered species, deforestation, wildlife sanctuaries, and ecosystem protection.
Questions
Human activity that is responsible for loss of biodiversity is
- Urbanisation
- Afforestation
- Establishment of biosphere reserve respiration
- Respiration
Species native to a particular habitat is known as
- Endemic species
- Endangered species
- Threatened species
- Extinct species
An example of extinct species is
- The Royal Bengal Tiger
- The Giant Panda
- The African elephant
- The Dinosaur
The endangered species are listed out in
- Blue data book
- Red data book
- Yellow data book
- Green data book
The Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary preserves
- Elephant
- Rhinoceros
- Asiatic Lions
- Royal Bengal Tiger
Which of these is not caused by deforestation?
- Global warming
- Desertification
- Reduction in ground water
- Storms
World Wild Fund for Nature works in the field of
- Wildlife conservation
- Forest conservation
- water conservation
- Soil conservation
Which of the following are examples of threatened species
- Python
- African Elephant
- Dinosaur
- Dodo
The Indian Government launched “Project Tiger” in
- 1970
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
The variety of forms of life found in a region is
- Biodiversity
- Flora
- Fauna
- Endemic
Which of the following is the natural cause of deforestation
- Cattle grazing
- Forest fires
- deforestation
- urbanization
Migratory birds are
- Siberian crane
- Pigeon
- Parrot
- Peacock
The diverse animal species found in their natural surroundings is called
- Flora
- Fauna
- Endemic species
- Endangered species
Decrease in population size over few years and decrease in the size of its habitat indicates that an organism is
- Threatened
- Vulnerable
- Extinct
- Endemic
An area made up of living components like plants, animals and micro organisms along with non-living component such as climate, soil etc. is known as
- Ecosystem
- Population
- Community
- Organism
Which is not a consequence of deforestation
- Desertification
- Global warming
- Poaching
- Floods
What is a botanical garden?
- protected areas established to conserve rare and threatened plants
- protected areas of forests protected from human exploitation
- large protected area to conserve the biodiversity
- a large protected area to conserve wildlife
Which Organism is protected in Corbett National Park
- One horned rhinoceros
- Tiger
- wild ass
- Chinkara
Which of the following is a National Park?
- Kaziranga
- Nilgiri
- Dachigam Sanctuary
- Runn of Kutch
Which one of these is not included under Red List?
- Extinct
- Endemic
- Endangered
- Vulnerable