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प्रश्न
How can you, as an individual, prevent the loss of biodiversity?
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उत्तर
The loss of biodiversity can be prevented by
- Practice of recycling waste paper etc.
- Judicious exploitation of medicinal and commercial plants and animals.
- Generating awareness among the public on the importance of biodiversity and conservation through skits, screening of films, lectures, etc.
Teaching people how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through alternate eco-friendly green technologies like the use of solar energy, wind energy, biogas, vermicompost, organic farming, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Can you think of a situation where we deliberately want to make a species extinct? How would you justify it?
Give any 'two' examples of endangered species
Substantiate with the help of one example that in an ecosystem mutualists
are also one of the major causes of biodiversity loss.
Dodo bird, stellar sea cow and passenger pigeon are few examples of extinction due to ______.
With the help of any one example explain Alien species invasion as one of the causes of Biodiversity losses.
Species that possess a very high risk of extinction due to population decline of about 30 - 50 % over past 10 years are categorized as _______.
Which among the following is/are the type( s) of extinction of species?
Which among the following is a TRUE statement?
'The Evil Quartet' is a concept which describes the ______.
What do you understand by ‘exotic species’?
Which of the following is not a cause for loss of biodiversity?
What is common to lantana Eichhomia and African catfish?
The extinction of passenger pigeon was due to ______.
Which of the following is/are endangered plant species?
What could have triggered mass extinctions of species in the past?
What criteria should one use in categorizing a species as threatened?
Though the conflict between humans and wildlife started with the evolution of man, the intensity of conflict has increased due to the activities of modern man. Justify your answer with suitable examples.
How many Biodiversity hotspots have been identified around the world?
Enlist two criteria that are used to identify a region for maximum protection as 'Biodiversity hotspots'.
Which of the following suits hotspots in ecological terminology?
Western Ghats have a large number of plant and animal species that are not found anywhere else. Which of the following terms will you use to notify such species?
When a species goes extinct in one area, it is often desirable to re-introduce the species from other populations. A major problem with this approach is that ______.
Many species like Stellar's Sea cow and passenger pigeon have been driven to the brink of extinction. Which of the following describes this situation?
Mention any two places where the ex-situ conservation is undertaken.
Give definitions of Invasive species.
Write any three criteria on which different types of reflexes are based.
