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Q. No.On a logarithmic scale, the species-area relationship is a:
| 1. | straight line | 2. | rectangular hyperbola |
| 3. | parabola | 4. | concave up curve |
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Which region on the earth has the highest biodiversity?
| 1. | South America | 2. | South Africa |
| 3. | Russia | 4. | India |
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Consider the given two statements:
| Assertion (A): | India has more biodiversity than Scandinavian countries. |
| Reason (R): | In general, there is a decrease in biodiversity from tropical latitudes to temperate latitudes. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True, (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False, (R) is True |
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Alexander von Humboldt:
| 1. | was German and worked in South America and gave species-area relationship |
| 2. | was French and worked in South East Asia and gave species-area relationship |
| 3. | was English and worked in South East Asia and gave resource partitioning concept |
| 4. | was Spanish and worked in South America and gave character displacement concept |
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Biodiversity typically increases when moving from:
1. High altitude to low altitude.
2. Polar regions towards the equator.
3. Wet climates to dry climates.
4. High population areas to low population areas.
1. High altitude to low altitude.
2. Polar regions towards the equator.
3. Wet climates to dry climates.
4. High population areas to low population areas.
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The following graph shows the species-area relationship. Regression coefficient if shown by:
| 1. | S | 2. | C |
| 3. | Z | 4. | log S |
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Consider the given two statements:
| Assertion (A): | Tropics have a higher biodiversity than temperate regions in general. |
| Reason (R): | Tropics have undergone frequent glaciations compared to temperate regions during the earth history. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
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An overwhelmingly large proportion of the species waiting to be discovered are in the:
| 1. | tropics | 2. | sub-tropical areas |
| 3. | temperate areas | 4. | polar areas |
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