Biodiversity Quiz

The term biodiversity was popularized by

• Edward Wilson

• Robert May

• Alexander Von Humboldt

• Paul Ehrlich

Robert May places global species diversity at about

• 2 million

• 1.5 million

• 2.5 million

• 7 million

As per species inventories 70% of species recorded are

• Plants

• Fungi

• Bryophytes

• Animals

The most species-rich taxonomic group among invertebrates is

• Birds

• Insects

• Mammals

• Fishes

The most species-rich taxonomic group among vertebrates is

• Birds

• Insects

• Mammals

• Fishes

The most species-rich taxonomic group among plants is

• Algae

• Fungi

• Angiosperms

• Ferns

The species-area relationship was given by

• Edward Wilson

• Robert May

• Alexander Von Humboldt

• Paul Ehrlich

In the given species-area equation, log S= log C + Z log A, the letter ‘Z’ represents

• Area

• Species richness

• Regression coefficient

• Y-intercept

According to ecologists the value of ‘Z’ lies in the range of

• 0.1-0.5

• 0.2-0.6

• 0.6-1.2

• 0.1-0.2

The species-area relationship among large areas like the entire content has the ‘Z’ values in the range of

• 0.1-0.5

• 0.2-0.6

• 0.6-1.2

• 0.1-0.2