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प्रश्न
Explain as to how protection of biodiversity hot spots alone can reduce up to 30% of the current rate of species extinction.
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उत्तर
Although all the biodiversity hot spots put together cover less than 2 percent of the earth’s land area, the number of species they collectively harbour is extremely high and strict protection of these hot spots could reduce the ongoing mass extinctions by almost 30 percent.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What are the major causes of species losses in a geographical region?
Answer the following question:
Substantiate with the help of one example that in an ecosystem mutualists
(i) tend to co-evolve and
(ii) are also one of the major causes of biodiversity loss.
Which among the following is a TRUE statement?
Which among the following is an exception to invasive species?
'The Evil Quartet' is a concept which describes the ______.
Threatened species are those which ______.
What are the major factors that are responsible for the loss of biodiversity? What steps are needed to prevent them?
What could have triggered mass extinctions of species in the past?
What is common to the species shown in figures A and B?
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| A | B |
Discuss one example, based on your day-to-day observations, showing how loss of one species may lead to the extinction of another.
What criteria should one use in categorizing a species as threatened?
"Forests provide intangible benefits to us." Explain by taking three different areas, how.
Mention any two places where the ex-situ conservation is undertaken.
Red Data Book is maintained by ______.
Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity?
Give definitions of Extinct species.
Give definitions of Invasive species.
Match List - I with List - IІ.
| List - I | List - II |
| A. The Evil Quartet | I. Cryopreservation |
| B. Ex-situ conservation | ΙI. Alien species invasion |
| C. Lantana camara | III. Causes of biodiversity losses |
| D. Dodo | IV. Extinction |
Choose the option with all correct matches.
Damage to biodiversity takes place due to natural reasons which includes the following EXCEPТ:
