When a threatened plant needs urgent measures to save it from extinction, the desirable approach is
1. in-situ conservation
2. ex-situ conservation
3. cryopreservation
4. biopreservation
The search for previously unknown compounds in organisms that have never been used in traditional medicine is known as:
1. Biopiracy
2. Bioprospecting
3. Molecular pharming
4 Bioremediation
Which one of the following is related to Ex-situ conservation of threatened animals and plants?
1. Wildlife Safari parks
2. Biodiversity hotspots
3. Amazon rainforest
4. Himalayan region
Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as
1. in situ conservation of biodiversity
2. advanced ex situ conservation of biodiversity
3. in situ conservation by sacred groves
4. in situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity
World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) was held in
1. Brazil
2. Argentina
3. Sweden
4. South Africa
Which of the following is best method of germplasm conservation ?
(1) Herbarium
(2) Botanical garden
(3) Seed bank
(4) Zoological park
Ex situ strategies include:
A. Botanical garden
B. Zoos
C. Seed / Pollen banks
D. Gene bank and tissue culture
1. A, B
2. A, B, C
3. B, C, D
4. A, B, C, D
The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 was called:
1. | for immediate steps to discontinue the use of CFCs that were damaging the ozone layer |
2. | to reduce CO2 emissions and global warming |
3. | for the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization of its benefits |
4. | to assess the threat posed to native species by invasive weed species |
The World summit on sustainable development held in ________ in _________. (Fill the gaps respectively by selecting the correct option).
1. 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa
2. 2002, Johannesburg, South America
3. 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. 2002, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The historic convention on biological diversity (The earth summit) held in A in B .
1. A-Rio de Janeiro, B-1992
2. A-Johannesburg, B-2002
3. A-Rio de Janeiro, B-2002
4. A-Johannesburg, B-1992