Biodiversity MCQs | Biodiversity Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
Questions
1
Global warming can be controlled by
Answer:Reducing deforestation, cutting down use of fossil fuel
2
Which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?
Answer: Shifting cultivation
3
Which of the following represent maximum number of species among global biodiversity?
Answer:Fungi
4
Prolonged liberal irrigation of agricultural fields is likely to create the problem of
Answer:Aridity
5
The greatest problem of water conservation is to reduce the amount of
Answer: Groundwater
7
Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?
Answer:Western Ghats
8
Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation?
Answer:Zoological garden
9
An inexhaustible non-conventional universal source of energy is
Answer:Tidal energy
10
Which one of the following expanded forms of the followings acronyms is correct?
Answer:IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
11
Wild life conservation aims at :
Answer:To enrich the wildlife diversity with exotic species
12
Because of deforestation, decreased transpiration leads to
Answer: more water storage
13
Plants like Aegle marmelos, Ocimum sanctum and Ficus religiosa are a group of plants designated as
Answer:Sacred species of plants
14
–1°C to 13°C annual variations in the intensity and duration of temperature and 50 to 250 cm annual variation in precipitation, account for the formation of major biome as:
Answer: Coniferous forest
15
Sacred groves are especially useful in
Answer:Generating environmental awareness
16
Some of the nutrient cycles are labelled as below: Sulphur cycle
(a), Phosphorus cycle
(b), Carbon cycle
(c) and Nitrogen cycle
(d) Of these, the sedimentary cycle is represented by
(a), Phosphorus cycle
(b), Carbon cycle
(c) and Nitrogen cycle
(d) Of these, the sedimentary cycle is represented by
Answer:(a) only
17
Study the four statements (a–d) given below and select the two correct ones out of them
A lion eating a deer and a sparrow feeding on grain are ecologically similar in being consumers
Predator star fish Pisaster helps in maintaining species diversity of some invertebrates
Predators ultimately lead to the extinction of prey species
Production of chemicals such as nicotine, strychnine by the plants are metabolic disorders The two correct statements are:
A lion eating a deer and a sparrow feeding on grain are ecologically similar in being consumers
Predator star fish Pisaster helps in maintaining species diversity of some invertebrates
Predators ultimately lead to the extinction of prey species
Production of chemicals such as nicotine, strychnine by the plants are metabolic disorders The two correct statements are:
Answer:(a) and (b)
18
Which is the right option for the tallest and the smallest Gymnosperm plant ?
Answer: Sequoia sempervirens and Wolffia globosa
19
Term used for species which is in danger of being extinct in near future is
Answer:endangered
