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Multiple choice commercial applications i love gujarat flora and fauna in forest ecosystem threatened species need of conservation

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Parthenium is an endemic species of our country.

  2. African catfish is not a threat to indigenous catfishes.

  3. Steller's sea cow is an extinct animal.

  4. Lantana is popularly known as carrot grass.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) is an extinct sirenian discovered by Europeans in 1741. At that time, it was found only around the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea between Alaska and Russia; its range was more extensive during the Pleistocene epoch, and it is possible that the animal and humans previously interacted. Some 18th-century adults would have reached weights of 8–10 t (8.8–11.0 short tons) and lengths up to 9 m (30 ft). Steller's sea cow was named after Georg Wilhelm Steller, a naturalist who discovered the species in 1741 on Vitus Bering's Great Northern Expedition when the crew became shipwrecked on Bering Island. Much of what is known about its behavior comes from Steller's observations on the island, documented in his posthumous publication On the Beasts of the Sea. Within 27 years of discovery by Europeans, the slow-moving and easily caught mammal was hunted into extinction for its meat, fat, and hide.

So the correct option is 'steller's sea cow is an extinct animal'.

Multiple choice commercial applications i love gujarat flora and fauna in forest ecosystem threatened species need of conservation

The animal which lives in polar regions is 

  1. Nightingale

  2. Frog

  3. Polar bear

  4. Fish
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The polar bear is completely adapted for its survival in the cold polar regions. It has white furry skin, that helps it survive the extremely cold climate conditions. It has paws and feet so that it can move swiftly in snow. It can also hide as it gets camouflaged in white snow.

So, option C is the correct answer.

Multiple choice commercial applications i love gujarat flora and fauna in forest ecosystem threatened species need of conservation

Define endemic species?

  1. Those kind of species of plants and animals which are found everywhere in the world.

  2. Those kind of species of plants and animals which are not found everywhere in the world.

  3. Those kind of species of plants and animals which are found exclusively in a particular area of the world.

  4. None of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Different species require different temperature and climatic conditions to survive and reproduce. They can survive only in those particular areas which have favourable conditions for them. Such species are known as endemic species of that particular area or zone or state or country.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice commercial applications i love gujarat flora and fauna in forest ecosystem threatened species need of conservation

Which of the following best defines species?

  1. A group of organisms that occupy the same niche.

  2. A population that works together to defend itself from predators.

  3. A group of organisms that can mate with each other.

  4. A population that preys on other populations.

  5. A population in which all members benefit from the association in some way.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Species is a group of individuals that can potentially interbreed to produce fertile offspring. Splitting of existing species into daughter species or transformation of existing species into a new one without formation of any lineage species is termed as speciation. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice commercial applications i love gujarat flora and fauna in forest ecosystem threatened species need of conservation

The organisms spending most of the time in transitional area between two communities are called


  1. Exotic species

  2. Edge species

  3. Keystone species

  4. Critical link species
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 The species which are found primarily, most abundantly or spend most of their time in ecotone or community boundary are known as edge species.

Multiple choice commercial applications i love gujarat flora and fauna in forest ecosystem threatened species need of conservation

An animal surviving only in a particular area is

  1. Eurybaric

  2. Endemic

  3. Pandemic

  4. Eurychoric
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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. 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 'Endemic'.

Multiple choice commercial applications i love gujarat flora and fauna in forest ecosystem threatened species need of conservation

A plant endemic to India is 

  1. Banyan

  2. <p>Ginkgo</p>

  3. <p>Sequoia</p>

  4. <p>Triticum</p>
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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'.

Multiple choice commercial applications i love gujarat flora and fauna in forest ecosystem threatened species need of conservation

Find the wrongly matched pair.

  1. <p>Alien species- Clarias gariepinus</p>

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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'.

Multiple choice commercial applications i love gujarat flora and fauna in forest ecosystem threatened species need of conservation

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

  1. pandemic

  2. endemic

  3. alien

  4. natural
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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'.