Biodiversity and Conservation

🏫 NCERTClass 12Biology·63 total questions
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Which of the following regions exhibits the highest level of species diversity?

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Who coined the term 'biodiversity' to popularize the description of the combined diversity at all levels of biological organization?

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What type of biodiversity is represented by the genetic variation shown within a medicinal plant like Rauwolfia vomitoria?

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According to Robert May's global estimates, what is the approximate total number of plant and animal species described so far?

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Out of total biodiversity, what percentage do animals constitute compared to plants (including algae, fungi, bryophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms)?

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Among insects, which form the largest taxonomic group of animals on Earth, making up what fraction of total animal species?

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India has only 2.4 percent of the world's land area, but its global species diversity share is approximately:

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Who proposed the Species-Area relationship stating that richness increases with explored area up to a certain limit?

Question 10 · MCQ
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In the logarithmic equation of the species-area relationship, $\log S = \log C + Z \log A$, what does 'Z' represent?