NEET BiologyNCERT Class 12Ecology and Environment
Biodiversity and Conservation: NEET questions with solutions
Biodiversity and Conservation tests levels of diversity, species-area relationship (log S = log C + Z log A), latitudinal gradients, the evil quartet and conservation strategies. Marks are lost on Z ranges, on in situ versus ex situ classification, and on numbers like threatened-species percentages and hotspot names.
Revise first: NCERT notes for Biodiversity and ConservationQuestions
10 questions · answers after you pick
1The term 'biodiversity', meaning the combined variety of life from macromolecules to biomes, was popularised by which sociobiologist?What biodiversity isEasySingle correct2Plants of one medicinal species growing in different Himalayan ranges are found to differ in the concentration of the alkaloid they make.…What biodiversity isEasySingle correct3A large forest is cut by highways and farms into small isolated patches, and many forest-interior animals disappear from the patches. Which…The evil quartetEasySingle correct4Two statements about the species-area relationship are given. Select the correct option.Species-area relationshipMediumStatement based5Match the concept in Column I with the example or description in Column II, and choose the option with all matches correct.The evil quartetMediumMatch the following6Which one of the following is an ex situ conservation measure?In situ and ex situ conservationMediumSingle correct7Read the Assertion and the Reason about the latitudinal gradient of species richness, then choose the correct option.Patterns of biodiversityMediumAssertion–Reason8In long-term plot experiments, ecologist David Tilman found that plots with more species showed which result?Diversity and stabilityMediumSingle correct9According to the Red List data discussed in NCERT, which of these groups has the highest percentage of its species threatened with…Loss of biodiversityHardSingle correct10NCERT names three of the world's 34 biodiversity hotspots as covering India's regions of exceptionally high biodiversity. Which option lists…Biodiversity hotspotsHardSingle correct
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