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प्रश्न
"Biodiversity plays a major role in many ecosystem services that nature provides."
Describe any two broadly utilitarian arguments to justify the given statement.
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उत्तर
The broadly utilitarian argument described as biodiversity plays a major role in many ecosystem services that nature provides.
- Broadly utilitarian mainly explains the general and extensive uses of biological diversity, such as the production of oxygen, pollination, and aesthetic value that are not specific to any one species.
- 20 percent of the oxygen in the earths atmosphere is thought to be produced by photosynthesis in the rapidly disappearing Amazon forest.
संबंधित प्रश्न
List any four techniques where the principle of ex-situ conservation of biodiversity has been employed.
'in-situ' Conservation can help endangered/threatened species. Justify the statement.
National parks and sanctuaries are established for the purpose of ______.
How many hotspots were initially identified in the world?
Define the terms endemism
How is the presently occurring species extinction different from the earlier mass extinctions?
| The red panda has been listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List since 2015. Regional captive breeding programmes have been established in the zoos around the world to protect the red panda from extinction. |
- Classify the biodiversity conservation programme referred to above.
- Mention any other two methods of conservation which belong to the same category.
Explain the role of any two biocontrol agents by mentioning their target pests.
Government of Maharashtra has adopted Japanese ______ method of tree plantation.
Identify the sacred groves found in India from the following list. Choose the correct option given below.
- Khasi and Jaintia hills in Meghalaya.
- Western ghat region of Maharashtra.
- Aravalli Hills of Rajasthan.
- Chanda and Sarguja areas of Madhya Pradesh.
- Ladakh region of Himalaya.
