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

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  1. Giant panda

  2. Dodo bird

  3. African elephant

  4. Giraffe

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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 

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  1. Are cosmopolitan

  2. Occur in a particular area

  3. Occur at high altitudes

  4. Occur on north pole

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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

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  1. France

  2. Japan

  3. Australia

  4. China

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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

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  1. Endemic species

  2. Endangered species

  3. Threatened species

  4. Extinct species

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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 

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  1. Extinction from other regions

  2. Continental separation

  3. Terrestrial route to these places

  4. Retrogressive evolution

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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 ..............

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  1. Endemic species

  2. Pandemic species

  3. Epidemic species

  4. Extinct species

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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?

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  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.

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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.

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

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  1. Elephant - Ranthambore

  2. Wild Ass - Dachigam

  3. Great Indian Bustard - Assam

  4. Flamingo - Rann of Kutch

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
a) Ranthambore wildlife sanctuary is known for its tigers. 
b) Dachigam National Park is located 22 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It is most famous for is the hangul, or the Kashmir stag. 
c) Great Indian Bustard is found in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
d) The Rann of Kutch is located in Gujrat is known for the flamingo. Flamingo is a wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae. They have slender legs, long, graceful necks, large wings, and short tails.
So, the correct answer is option D.

Endemic plants are those which are

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  1. Cosmopolitan in distribution

  2. Restricted to certain area

  3. Found in arctic region

  4. Gregarious in habit

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Endemic plants are those that are confined or restricted to a defined geographical location only. They are not found anywhere else. For example- Holgrem's buckwheat (Eriogonum holmgrenii).

Which of the following species are restricted to a given area?

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  1. Sympatric species

  2. Allopatric species

  3. Sibling species

  4. Endemic species

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Endemic species are restricted to a given area for various reasons like some special requirements for optimum growth, soil and other environmental conditions etc. Biodiversity hotspots are the regions with very high levels of species richness and a high degree of endemism.

Sympatric species are the species formed from a single ancestor due to reproductive isolation but inhabit the same geographic location.
Allopatric species are those which are formed as a result of physical barrier. 
Sibling species are morphologically identical species which can produce fertile offsprings.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.