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281 Which is considered the most important cause driving animals and plants to extinction? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Loss of biodiversity
Easy
282 The introduction of the Nile perch into Lake Victoria led to the extinction of many species of Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Loss of biodiversity
Easy
283 Which animal became extinct mainly because of over-exploitation by humans? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Loss of biodiversity
Medium
284 The Amazon rain forest is called the "lungs of the planet". Which human activity is a major threat to it? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Loss of biodiversity
Medium
285 A plant species that depends on a single species of moth for pollination becomes extinct soon after the moth … Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Loss of biodiversity
Hard
286 Exploring molecular, genetic and species-level diversity to find products of economic importance is called Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Conservation approaches
Easy
287 The argument that every species has an intrinsic value even if it is of no economic use to humans is the Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Conservation approaches
Easy
288 A villager argues that a forest must be saved because it supplies firewood, fruits and medicinal herbs to his… Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Conservation approaches
Medium
289 Pollination of crops by bees and birds is cited as a reason for conserving biodiversity under which argument? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Conservation approaches
Medium
290 Which statement correctly matches a conservation argument with its basis? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Conservation approaches
Hard
291 Which of the following is an ex situ method of conservation? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
In situ and ex situ conservation
Easy
292 Species that are confined to a particular region and found nowhere else are called Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
In situ and ex situ conservation
Easy
293 Which of the following biodiversity hotspots covers part of India? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
In situ and ex situ conservation
Medium
294 The Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya are well known for Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
In situ and ex situ conservation
Medium
295 A rare orchid survives only in a small forest patch that is about to be flooded by a dam. Which conservation … Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
In situ and ex situ conservation
Hard