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XII: Chapter 15- Biodiversity and conservation Flashcards

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1
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Which sociobiologist popularised the term ecology?

A

Edward Wilson

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2
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What is the share of India to the global species diversity?

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8.1%

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3
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How many mega diverse countries are present in the world?

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12

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4
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How many plant and how many animals species are yet to be discovered in India?

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One million plant species and 3 million animal species

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5
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How many species of birds does Colombia have?

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1400 species

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6
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How many species of birds does New York have?

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105

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7
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How many species of birds does Greenland have?

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56

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8
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How many species of birds does India have?

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1200

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9
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How many species of plants does Amazon rainforest have?

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40,000

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10
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How many species of fishes does Amazon rainforest have?

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3000

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11
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How many species of birds does Amazon rainforest have?

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1,300

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How many species of mammals does Amazon rainforest have?

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427

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13
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How many species of amphibians does Amazon rainforest have?

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427

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14
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How many species of reptiles does Amazon rainforest have?

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378

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15
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How many species of invertebrates does Amazon rainforest have?

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> 125000

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16
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WHat is the equation of species area curve ?

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logS = Log C + Z logA

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What is the range of the value of Z in the species are curve?

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0.1 to 0.2

But in case of very large areas like entire continents- 0.6 to 1.2

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18
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What is the slope of frugivorous birds and mammals in tropical forests of different continents?

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1.15

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19
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The rivet popper hypothesis was given by

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Paul Ehrlich

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20
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Quagga was an animal that went extinct from which place?

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Africa

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21
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Thylacine which went extinct was native to which country?

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Australia

22
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Steller’s sea cow which went extinct was native to which country?

A

Russia

23
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Which subspecies of tiger have gone extinct?

A

Bali, Javan, Caspian

24
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The last twenty years have witnessed the disappearance of how many species?

A

27

25
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How many species are currently facing extinction?

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>15500
12% bird species
23 % mammal species
32% amphibian species
31% gymnosperm species
26
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How many mass extinctions have occurred till now?

A

5

27
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The tropical rainforests have decreased in land cover from ___1___ to __2___.

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1- 14%

2- 6%

28
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The nile perch introduced in Lake Victoria in East Africa led to the extinction of

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200 species of cichlid

29
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What percent of drugs currently sold are derived from plants?

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25%

30
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How many plant species contribute to traditional medicines used by native people around the world?

A

25,000

31
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How many biological hotspots were initially identified and now their number have been increased to?

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25 initially

34 at present

32
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What is the percent land cover of total earth’s land area that biological hotspots cover?

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2%

33
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How many biosphere reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries does India have (according to NCERT)?

A

14 biosphere reserve
90 national parks
448 wildlife sanctuaries

34
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When was the Earth summit organised? Where was it held?

A

1992

RIo de Janeiro

35
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When was the World summit organised? Where was it held?

A

2002

JOhannesburg, South Africa

36
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How many countries pledged in the world summit?

A

190

37
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Till when were the goals of world summit to be fulfilled?

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2010

38
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According to estimates, what percent of total species have been recorded so far?

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22%

39
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Plants provide oxygen and so they should be protected. This is the approach of which utilitarian ideology?

A

Broadly utilitarian

40
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Strict protection of biological hotspots can decrease the ongoing mass exteinction by

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30%

41
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Which is the largest wildlife sactuary in India?

A

Great Indian Bustard sanctuary

42
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Keoladeo ghana bird sanctuary is located in

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Bharatpur

43
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Annamali sanctuary is present in

A

Coimbatore

44
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Chilika lake bird sanctuary is located in

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Odisha

45
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Nanda devi national park is in

A

Uttranchal

46
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Nilgiri biosphere is in

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Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

47
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Are activities permitted in buffer zone of biosphere reserve?

A

Limited activites are allowed

48
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Are activities permitted in transition zone of biosphere reserve?

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Yes (settlement, farming, etc)

49
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When was National Forest Policy revised?

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1998

50
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When was forest act passed?

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1927

51
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When was wildlife protection act passed?

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1972

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