Biodiversity

Question 1

Species of ants

Answer 1

> 20,000 (twenty thousand)

Question 2

Species of beetles

Answer 2

> 3,00,00 (three lakh)

Question 3

Species of fishes

Answer 3

> 28,000 (twenty-eight thousand)

Question 4

Species of orchids

Answer 4

> 20,000 (twenty thousand)

Question 5

Varieties of Mangoes

Answer 5

> 1,000 (one thousand)

Question 6

Strains of Rice

Answer 6

> 50,000 (fifty thousand)

Question 7

Species Diversity

Answer 7

Western Ghats Amphibians > Eastern Ghats Amphibians

Question 8

Total no. of plants and animals described so far according to IUCN (2004)

Answer 8

1.5 Million

Question 9

Robert May global species diversity

Answer 9

7 Million

Question 10

% of animals

Answer 10

70%

Question 11

% of plants

Answer 11

22%

Question 12

% of world area occupied by India

Answer 12

2.4%

Question 13

% of world’s biodiversity from india

Answer 13

8.1%

Question 14

No. of plant species in India to be discovered

Answer 14

1,00,000 (one lakh)

Question 15

No. of animals species in India to be discovered

Answer 15

3,00,000 (three lakh)

Question 16

No. of birds in Colombia

Answer 16

1,400

Question 17

No. of species of birds in New York

Answer 17

105

Question 18

No. of species of birds in Greenland

Answer 18

56

Question 19

No. of species of birds in India

Answer 19

> 1,200

Question 20

Equador has up to ____ times as many species of ____ as a forest of equal area in a temperate region like the Midwest of USA

Answer 20

10 times
Vascular Plants

Question 21

Species of plants in Amazon Rainforest

Answer 21

40,000

Question 22

Species of fishes in Amazon Rainforest

Answer 22

3,000

Question 23

Species of birds in Amazon Rainforest

Answer 23

1,300

Question 24

Species of Mammals & Amphibians in Amazon Rainforest

Answer 24

427

Question 25

Species of Reptiles in Amazon Rainforest

Answer 25

378

Question 26

No. of Invertebrates in Amazon Rainforest

Answer 26

>1,25,000

Question 27

No. of species of insects waiting to be discovered and named from Amazon Rainforest

Answer 27

2 Million

Question 28

Normal Range of Regression Coefficient (Z)

Answer 28

0.1 to 0.2

Question 29

Value of Regression Coefficient for very large areas like continents

Answer 29

0.6 to 1.2

Question 30

Value of Regression Coefficient for frugivorous birds & mammals in the tropical forests of different continents

Answer 30

1.15

Question 31

Colonisation of tropical Pacific Islands by humans led to extinction of

Answer 31

>2,000 species of native birds (two thousand)

Question 32

IUCN Red List 2004 documents extinction of _____ in the last 500 years

Answer 32

**784 Species** 338 vertebrates 359 invertebrates 87 plants

Question 33

Number of species that disappeared in the last 20 (twenty) years

Answer 33

27 species (twenty-seven)

Question 34

Dodo was from

Answer 34

Mauritius

Question 35

Quagga was from

Answer 35

Africa

Question 36

Thylacine was from

Answer 36

Australia

Question 37

Steller's Sea Cow was from

Answer 37

Russia

Question 38

The 3 subspecies of Tigers that recently went extinct were from

Answer 38

Bali Javan Caspian

Question 39

No. of species world-wide facing the threat of extinction

Answer 39

15,500 species

Question 40

% of bird species faces threat of extinction

Answer 40

12%

Question 41

% of mammal species facing threat of extinction

Answer 41

23%

Question 42

% of amphibian species facing threat of extinction

Answer 42

32%

Question 43

% of gymnosperm species facing threat of extinction

Answer 43

31%

Question 44

Tropical Rainforests used to cover ___ % of earth's land surface, but now they cover _____%

Answer 44

used to cover **14%** now cover less than **6%**

Question 45

Which species led to extinction in the last 500 years due to Over-exploitation

Answer 45

Steller's Sea Cow Passenger Pigeon

Question 46

% of drugs sold in market worldwide derived from plants

Answer 46

25%

Question 47

No. of species of plants that contribute to the traditional medicines used by native people around the world

Answer 47

25,000 (Twenty-five thousand)

Question 48

% pf Earth's O₂ produced by photosynthesis of Amazon Rainforest

Answer 48

20%

Question 49

Total no. of biodiversity hotspots

Answer 49

34

Question 50

Hotspots of India

Answer 50

Western Ghats & Sri Lanka Indo-Burma Himalayas

Question 51

% of earth's land area put together by biodiversity hotspots

Answer 51

2%

Question 52

Protection of hotspots can reduce ongoing mass extinctions by almost

Answer 52

30%

Question 53

No. of Biospheres in India

Answer 53

14

Question 54

No. of National parks in India

Answer 54

90

Question 55

No. of Wildlife Sanctuaries in India

Answer 55

448

Question 56

Earth Summit (CoBD) venue and date

Answer 56

Rio de Janeiro 1992

Question 57

World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) venue and date

Answer 57

Johannesburg, South Africa 2002

Question 58

190 countries pledged their commitment to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional and local levels by

Answer 58

2010

Question 59

No. of Mega Diversity Countries in the world

Answer 59

12

Question 60

No. of species of plants in India

Answer 60

45,000

Question 61

No. of species of animals in India

Answer 61

90,000

Question 62

Total no. of species on earth still waiting to be discovered and named

Answer 62

6 Million