Conservation of plants and animals

Conservation of plants and animals

by Annie .Francis

​Biodiversity

​The diverse variety of plants, animals along with the microorganisms living in a particular region is called biodiversity.

​Species

• ​Refers to a group of organisms( plants and animals) that have common characteristics and can interbreed among themselves.

​Ecosystem

• ​Made of all the plants, animals and microorganisms(biotic) in an area along with the non-living components such as climate, soil,water,etc. (abiotic)

​Habitat

• ​The natural environment of a plant or naimal species where it lives and reproduces.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents biotic component of an ecosysytem?

• Soil

• deer

• mulberry plant

• both b & c

Multiple Choice

The natural environment of a plant or animal species where it lives and reproduces

• Habitat

• species

• ecosystem

• Nature

Multiple Choice

Assertion: Ecosystem is the relationship between a biotic community and an abiotic community.

Reason: Forest, Desert, Mountain, Lake, River are all examples of ecosystem.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A)

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false

• Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

Multiple Choice

Assertion: Homo sapiens form one type of animal species

Reason: Species refer to a group of organisms that have common characteristics and can interbreed..

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A)

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false

• Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

Multiple Choice

An ecosystem is made up of all living and non-living components.

• True

• False

​Causes of loss of biodiversity

​

• ​Deforestation

• ​Illegal Hunting

• ​Pollution

• ​Natural Disasters

• ​Exotic species

​Conservation of Forests and wild life

​Forests

• ​Afforestation.

• ​Prevent Forest fires.

• ​Prevent overgrazing.

Wildlife

• Hunting Regulations

• Habitat Protection

​National Parks

• ​Large area protected and maintained by government.

• ​Grazing & cultivation-not allowed

• ​Only tourism allowed.

• ​102 national parks in India.

  • ​Jim Corbett National park- Uttarakhand- for tigers

​Wildlife

• An area strictly reserved for the protection of wildlife in their natural habitat.

• ​Harvesting of timber and collection of minor forest products are allowed.

• ​500 wildlife sanctuaries in India.

  • ​Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.

  • ​Chilka lake Bird Sanctuary

  • ​Madumalai Sanctuary

​Biosphere Reserve

• ​Multi-purpose area developed to conserve biodiverssity and also to educate, train and create awareness about envirinmental aspects and eco-friendly living.

• ​18 Biosphere reserves in India.

  • ​Nilgiri Biosphere reserve.

  • ​Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

  • ​Sunderban Biosphere reserve.

Multiple Choice

Loss of biodiversity is also because of _____ in human population.

• increase

• Decrease

• Spread

• Fight

Multiple Choice

Oil spill is a threat to organisms living in _______

• forests

• deserts

• seas

• plains

Multiple Choice

Eucalyptus is an _____ species

• Endangered

• Exotic

• Extinct

• None of these.

Multiple Choice

Ramu went for illegal hunting which is known as

• endemic hunting

• Exotic

• poaching

• All the above

Multiple Choice

Gokul is visiting Gir national park which is famous for

• Tigers

• Lions

• Elephants

• One-horned rhinos

Multiple Choice

Rizwan wants to visit the national park of Assam famous for one horned-rhinos

• Jim Corbett National park

• Kaziranga National park

• ir National Park

• Kanha National park

Multiple Choice

Number of Wild life Sanctuaries in India

• 500

• 18

• 102

• 459

Multiple Choice

Number of National parks in India

• 500

• 18

• 102

• 459

Multiple Choice

Number of Biosphere Reserves in India

• 500

• 18

• 102

• 459