Amongst the vertebrates, the Class with maximum number of species is:

1.  Pisces 2.  Reptilia
3.  Aves 4.  Mammalia

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At present, the most important cause driving animals and plants to extinction is:

1. Co-extinctions 2. Alien species invasions
3. Over-exploitation 4. Habitat loss and fragmentation
Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |
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Identify the correct fact regarding the biodiversity hot spots in the world:

1.  The current total number is 25 and 3 of these cover India
2.  The current total number is 25 and 2 of these cover India
3.  The current total number is 34 and 3 of these cover India
4.  The current total number is 34 and 2 of these cover India
Subtopic:  In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |
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If we consider invertebrates, the maximum global biodiversity, after insects, is seen in:

1.  Crustaceans 2.  Echinoderms
3.  Mollusks 4.  Annelids
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Consider the two statements:

I:  Species diversity seen in tropical areas is much lower than that seen in temperate areas.
II:  Temperate areas, unlike tropical areas are less seasonal, more constant and promote niche specialization. 

1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I.
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I.
3. I is correct but II is incorrect.
4. Both I and II are incorrect.

Subtopic:  Biodiversity Patterns |
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All the following describe a stable biological community except:

1.  It should always show a significant increase in productivity from year to year
2.  It must be either resilient or resistant to occasional natural disturbances
3.  It must be either resilient or resistant to occasional man-made disturbances
4.  It must be resistant to invasion by alien species
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Lantana camara and Clarias gariepinus are examples of:

1. Invasive species 2. Apex predators
3. Critical link species 4. Edge species
Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |
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The name of Alexander von Humboldt is associated with the concept of:

1.  Increased species diversity in stable communities
2.  Parallelism between evolution and ecological succession
3.  Resource-partitioning to avoid competition
4.  Species-Area relationship
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Which of the following is not an ex-situ method for conservation of biodiversity?

1.Seed banks2.Zoological parks
3.Sacred groves4.Cryopreservation of gametes

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In a co-evolved highly specific plant-pollinator obligatory mutualism, if one of the members gets extinct, the other most likely:

1.  would increase in number but the diversity in the population would reduce
2.  would increase in number and the diversity in the population would increase
3.  would decrease in number and the diversity in the population would reduce
4.  also go extinct
Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |
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