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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
What are the major causes of species losses in a geographical region?
Very short answer type question
What do you understand by the EW category of a living being?
Dodo bird, stellar sea cow and passenger pigeon are few examples of extinction due to ______.
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 a TRUE statement?
Currently, ______ mass extinction is considered to be the progressing at an alarming rate due to the loss of biodiversity.
'The Evil Quartet' is a concept which describes the ______.
Accroding to IUCN Red list, the status of Antilope is ____________.
Which one of the following is a natural cause of extinction of flora and fauna?
What do you understand by ‘exotic species’?
Which of the following is not a cause for loss of biodiversity?
Match the following columns.
| Column - I | Column - II |
| (i) Dodo | (a) Africa |
| (ii) Ouagga | (b) Russia |
| (iii) Thylacine | (c) Mauritius |
| (iv) Stellar's sea cow | (d) Australia |
Choose the correct match from the following
The extinction of passenger pigeon was due to ______.
Which of the following is/are endangered plant species?
Match the animals given in column I with their location in column II:
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Dodo | i. Africa |
| B. Quagga | ii. Russia |
| C. Thylacine | iii. Mauritius |
| D. Stellar's sea cow | iv. Australia |
Choose the correct match from the following:
Explain as to how protection of biodiversity hot spots alone can reduce up to 30% of the current rate of species extinction.
What is common to the species shown in figures A and B?
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| A | B |
What criteria should one use in categorizing a species as threatened?
List any two major causes other than anthropogenic causes of the loss of biodiversity.
There was a loss of biodiversity in the ecosystem due to a new construction project in that area. What would be its impact on the ecosystem? State any three.
List any three major causes of loss of biodiversity.
Enlist two criteria that are used to identify a region for maximum protection as 'Biodiversity hotspots'.
What is the sustainable use of resources?
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.
Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity?
Give definitions of Extinct species.
