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A plant endemic to India is 

  1. Banyan

  2. Ginkgo

  3. Sequoia

  4. Triticum


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Banyan is an endemic species of India. Endemic means a species which is native to a place and is not found anywhere else in the world. Endemic basically means indigenous. The more endemic species at a place more is the biodiversity of that place. Another example includes the Nilgiri tahr, also known as Nilgiri Ibex is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and some part of Western Ghats of Kerala.

So, the correct answer is 'Banyan'.

Find the wrongly matched pair.

  1. Alien species- Clarias gariepinus

  2. Hot spots- Regions with species richness

  3. Endemism species- Confined to one region and also found in other regions

  4. Lungs of the planet- Amazon rain forest


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Endemic means a species which is native to a place and is not found anywhere else in the world. Endemic basically means indigenous. The more endemic species at a place more is the biodiversity of that place. For example, the Nilgiri tahr also known as Nilgiri Ibex is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and some part of Western Ghats of Kerala.

So, the correct answer is 'Endemism Species confined to one region and also found in other regions'.

The population limited to a particular geographic area is called as.

  1. pandemic

  2. endemic

  3. alien

  4. natural


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
A plant or animal, native and restricted to a certain place is referred to as endemic. Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. Few examples are: The orange-breasted sunbird is exclusively found in the fynbos vegetation zone of southwestern South Africa. The glacier bear is found only in limited places in Southeast Alaska.
So, the correct option is 'Endemic'.

Which of the following is endemic to the shanxi province of China?

  1. Giant panda

  2. Dodo bird

  3. African elephant

  4. Giraffe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The giant panda, commonly referred to as the panda, is an animal native to southwestern parts of China. It has large, distinctive black patches around his eyes, ears and around the limbs. It is a mammal and has a lifespan of about 20 years in the wild.
So, the correct answer is 'Giant panda'.

Endemic plants 

  1. Are cosmopolitan

  2. Occur in a particular area

  3. Occur at high altitudes

  4. Occur on north pole


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Endemic plants and animals are those species that are specific to a particular geographic region. Because they are only found in certain locations, they require special conservation efforts.

Most thinly populated country in the world has many endemic species. That country is

  1. France

  2. Japan

  3. Australia

  4. China


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Australia has many endemic species - species which occur nowhere else on Earth. Australia has more endemic plants than 98% of the world's countries, and more endemic non-fish vertebrates than any other country on Earth. They have more endemic mammals than any other country, more endemic birds than 99% of the world's countries, more endemic reptiles by far than any other country, and more endemic amphibians than 97% of the world's countries. Some of the best-known examples are kangaroo, koala, echidna, dingo, platypus, wallaby and wombat. 

Species native to a particular habitat is known as

  1. Endemic species

  2. Endangered species

  3. Threatened species

  4. Extinct species


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Species native to a particular habitat is known as endemic species. Endemic species are plants and animals that exist only in one geographic region. In isolated environments such as the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, and the southern tip of Africa, as many of 90% of naturally occurring species are endemic. So, the correct answer is option A.

Occurence of endemic species in South America and Australia is due to 

  1. Extinction from other regions

  2. Continental separation

  3. Terrestrial route to these places

  4. Retrogressive evolution


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Endemic species are those species which occur in a restricted area. Seas from the barriers to free intercontinental movement and separates the continents, causing evolution and endemism. Hence, the correct answer is  option C.

The species of plants and animals which are found exclusively in a particular area are ..............

  1. Endemic species

  2. Pandemic species

  3. Epidemic species

  4. Extinct species


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
An 'endemic species' is one that is only found in a particular region and nowhere else in the world. Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. A bicolored frog is endemic to western ghat.

Which of following options is correct about Indian alligator and Indian giant squirrel?

  1. Both are examples of extinct species.

  2. Both are found in Satpura National Park.

  3. Both are examples of endemic species.

  4. Both are examples of exotic species.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Endemic species are those species which are found in particular area. Indian alligator and Indian giant squirrel are endemic to India.