Q. Species which are at the verge of extinction are called: extinct endangered endemic none of these Answer: endangered

Q. The variety of animals, plants and microbes found in a particular area constitutes that area Biostatistics Biomagnification Biovariety Biodiversity Answer: Biodiversity

Q. What is the main aim of conserving living organisms? To increase the world’s population of organisms To prevent the extinction of endangered species To help the students of botany and zoology To help in ecotourism Answer: To prevent the extinction of endangered species

Q. Biotic components of an ecosystem does not include : Minerals Mammals Mosses Microbes Answer: Minerals

Q. The first reserve forest of India is Jim Corbett national park Sunderbans Satpura national park Eastern Ghats Answer: Satpura national park

Q. Which of the following shows a modern technology measure that helps preserve and conserve the environment? The practising crop rotation The recycling of paper, plastics and metal cans Using machines in agricultural industry Converting industrial wastes into biogas Answer: The recycling of paper, plastics and metal cans

Q. A sustainable functional unit of biosphere is called: Ecology Ecomodem Ecosystem Ecomism Answer: Ecosystem

Q. Which of the following are the uses of IUCN Red List? Developing awareness about the importance of threatened biodiversity Identification and documentation of endangered species Providing a global index of the decline of biodiversity All of these Answer: All of these

Q. Term biodiversity was coined by: Haeckal Walter G. Rosen Stanley Diener Answer: Walter G. Rosen

Q. Those species which exist in small numbers are called: extinct species rare species few species indeterminate species Answer: rare species