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    The document contains 15 multiple choice questions about biodiversity. Question 1 asks about genetic diversity between populations of the same species. Question 2 asks which listed location is not a world heritage site. Question 3 asks about an endemic species of India. Question 4 asks about a biodiversity hotspot in India. The remaining questions cover topics like biodiversity hotspots, causes of biodiversity loss, ecosystem services provided by biodiversity, and conservation measures.

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    The document contains 15 multiple choice questions about biodiversity. Question 1 asks about genetic diversity between populations of the same species. Question 2 asks which listed location is not a world heritage site. Question 3 asks about an endemic species of India. Question 4 asks about a biodiversity hotspot in India. The remaining questions cover topics like biodiversity hotspots, causes of biodiversity loss, ecosystem services provided by biodiversity, and conservation measures.

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    MCQ ON BIODIVERSITY

    1. Genetic variation between distinct populations of the same species is known


    as
    (a) species diversity (b) ecosystem diversity
    (c) genetic diversity (d) biodiversity
    2. Which of the following is not a world heritage site?
    (a) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (b) Nanda Devi National Park
    (c) Kaziranga National Park (d) Periyar National Park
    3. Which of the following is an endemic species of India?
    (a) Asian elephant (b) Lion-tailed macaque
    (c) Whales (d) Panda
    4. Which of the following is a biodiversity hotspot in India?
    (a) Gulf of Mannar (b) Western Ghats
    (c) Pachmarhi (d) Sunderbans
    5. Which of the following is an in-situ conservation measure taken by India?
    (a) Project Elephant (b) Project Lion
    (c) Project Rhino (d) All of these
    6. Who introduced the concept of biodiversity hotspot?
    (a) Christopher Columbus (b) Norman Myers
    (c) WWF (d) Charles Darwin
    7. Lion-tailed macaque is found in
    (a) Western Ghats (b) Eastern Ghats
    (c) Caucasus (d) Western Himalayas
    8. Which of the following is a cause of loss of biodiversity?
    (a) Habitat degradation and loss (b) Invasion of non-native species
    (c) Pollution (d) All of these
    9. The dodo was extinct due to
    (a) Pollution (b) invasion of non-native species
    (c) over-exploitation of resources (d) global environmental change
    10. Spot the site, which is not a biodiversity hotspot.
    (a) Brazil’s Cerrado (b) Central Chile
    (c) California Floristic Province (d) Pakistan
    1-Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the ___ level.
    (A) genetic
    (B) species
    (C) ecosystem
    (D) all of the above

    2-Terrestrial biodiversity is usually greater near the ___ .


    (A) north pole
    (B) south pole
    (C) equator
    (D) tropic of cancer

    3- The tropical forest ecosystems cover less than 10 percent of earth’s surface, and contain about ___ percent of the world’s
    species.
    (A) 30
    (B) 50
    (C) 70
    (D) 90

    4-The age of earth is about ___ billion years.


    (A) 3.04
    (B) 3.54
    (C) 4.05
    (D) 4.54

    5-Following is usually measured at the species diversity level.


    (A) ecological diversity
    (B) taxonomic diversity
    (C) morphological diversity
    (D) functional diversity

    6-Diversity of all living things depends on


    (A) geography
    (B) presence of other species
    (C) soils
    (D) all of the above

    7-A biodiversity hotspot


    (A) is a region with a high level of endemic species
    (B) that have experienced great habitat loss
    (C) both (A) and (B)
    (D) none of the above
    8-Which of the following is true
    (A) land has more species than the ocean
    (B) ocean has more species than the land
    (C) land and ocean has almost equal number of species
    (D) not yet known
    9-Provisioning services
    (A) involve the production of renewable services
    (B) are those that lessen environmental change
    (C) represent human value and enjoyment
    (D) all of the above

    10-Provisioning services of
    (A) plants increases fodder yield
    (B) plants increases overall crop yield
    (C) trees increases overall wood production
    (D) all of the above

    11-Regulating services of plants


    (A) decreases disease prevalence on plants
    (B) increases resistance to plant invasion
    (C) increases soil nutrient remineralization
    (D) all of the above

    12-Biodiversity is directly involved in


    (A) water purification
    (B) recycling nutrients
    (C) providing fertile soil
    (D) all of the above

    13-The most studied group is


    (A) birds
    (B) mammals
    (C) both (A) and (B)
    (D) fishes

    14-The species which occupy new territory, often supplanting native species by occupying their niches, are called
    (A) invasive species
    (B) extinct species
    (C) endangered species
    (D) exotic species

    15-Following step(s) can conserve the forest cover


    (A) prevent forest fire
    (B) prevention of overgrazing by cattle
    (C) hunting and poaching should be banned
    (D) all of the above

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