NEET UG 2024 — Biodiversity and its Conservation

The regions with high level of species richness, high degree of endemism and a loss of $70 \%$ of the species and habitat are identified as:

The type of conservation in which the threatened species are taken out from their natural habitat and placed in special setting where they can be protected and given special care is called

These are regarded as major causes of biodiversity loss: A. Over exploitation B. Co-extinction C. Mutation D. Habitat loss and fragmentation E. Migration Choose the correct option:

Tropical regions show greatest level of species richness because A. Tropical latitudes have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years, hence more time was available for species diversification. B. Tropical environments are more seasonal. C. More solar energy is available in tropics. D. Constant environments promote niche specialization. E. Tropical environments are constant and predictable. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List of endangered species was released by

The capacity to generate a whole plant from any cell of the plant is called:

Match List-I with List-II: $\begin{array}{|c|l|c|l|}\hline & \text{List-I} & & \text{List-II} \\ \hline A. & \text{Biodiversity hotspot} & I. & \text{Khasi and Jantia hills in Meghalaya} \\ \hline B. & \text{Sacred groves} & II. & \begin{array}{l} \text{World Summit on Sustainable} \\ \text{Development } 2002 \end{array} \\ \hline C. & \text{Johannesburg, South Africa} & III. & \text{Parthenium} \\ \hline D. & \text{Alien species invasion} & IV. & \text{Western Ghats} \\ \hline \end{array}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following are fused in somatic hybridization involving two varieties of plants?

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

Cryopreservation technique is used for :

Match List I with List II  Choose the correct answer from the options given below: