Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

1.

Dodo

Mauritius

2.

Quagga

Africa

3.

Thylacine

Australia

4.

Stellar’s sea cow

USA

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Which of the following species of tiger has not gone extinct?

1.  Bali 2.  Javan
3.  Caspian 4.  Siberian
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Which group, amongst the following, has the maximum percentage of species facing threat of extinction?

1.  Amphibians 2.  Birds
3.  Mammals 4.  Gymnosperms
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Loss of biodiversity may lead to all except:
1. decline in plant production
2. increased resistance to environmental perturbance
3. increased variability in water use
4. increased variability in pest and disease cycle

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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
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Consider the given two statements:

I:  Fragmentation of habitat is an important cause of extinction of species.
II:  Minor fluctuations in climate, resources or other factors can be catastrophic in small, isolated populations.

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. I is incorrect but II is correct.

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Extinction of Stellar’s sea cow and passenger pigeon was due to:

1. Habitat loss and fragmentation 2. Over exploitation
3. Invasion of alien species 4. Co-extinctions
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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
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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
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