Biodiversity Hotspots

Q.

Which one of the following has the highest number of species in nature?

1. Birds

2. Fungi

3. Insects

4. Angiosperms

Q. How many hot spots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?

1. 43
2. 17
3. 34
4. 25

Q. Which of the following is not observed in Biodiversity Hotspots?

1. Endenism
2. Accelerated species loss
3. Lesser inter specific competition
4. Species richness

Q.

Total number of identified biodiversity hot spots in the world is :

1. 24

2. 40

3. 25

4. 34

Q.

Which of the following is not part of Biodiversity Hotspots?

1. Species richness

2. Endemism

3. Accelerated species loss

4. Lesser interspecific competition

Q. Which part of India is a hotspot of biodiversity and is also regarded as the ‘Cradle of Speciation’?

1. Western ghats
2. North East
3. Himalayan base
4. Deccan Plateau

Q.

Which region among the following is known as a 'Biodiversity hotspot'?

1. North East

2. Western Ghats

3. Deccan plateau

4. Himalayan base

Q. Mark the correct option with respect to biodiversity hot spots.

1. Ex-situ conservation
2. Region with low diversity
3. Regions with accelerated habitat loss
4. High frequency of ubiquitous species

Q.

Which of the following has not been recognised as a Biodiversity Hotspot in the world?

1. Eastern Himalayas

2. Eastern Ghats

3. Madagascar

4. Western Ghats

Q. Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India?

1. Indo-Gangetic Plain
2. Eastern Ghats
3. Aravalli Hills
4. Western Ghats

Q. State whether true or false:
Regions with very low levels of ecological richness are termed ‘Biodiversity Hotspots’.

1. True
2. False

Q. The first Biosphere Reserve to be established in India was

1. Nanda Devi
2. The Great Nicobar
3. The Gulf of Mannar
4. Nilgiri

Q. Hotspots are regions with a reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans, and India has _______ hotspots.

1. 5
2. 1
3. 3
4. 2

Q.

The Western Ghats has come under the “Hotspot” category because of

1. High elevation

2. Tropical climate

3. Evergreen forest

4. High endemism

Q. Regions with very high levels of species richness and high degree of endemism are called 'Biodiversity hotspots'.

1. False
2. True

Q. One of the following statements is incorrect with reference of biodiversity. Identify it.

1. The areas with very few plant and animal species (low species richness) with no threatened species are called biodiversity hotspots
2. Biodiversity increases from higher altitudes to lower altitudes
3. Biodiversity decreases from the equator to polar regions
4. Depletion in genetic diversity of crop plants is mainly due to the
   inbreeding to create better varieties with high yield, disease resistance, etc.

Q. How many biodiversity hotspots are there in India?

1. 2; Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
2. 3; Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats and Himalaya
3. 3; Western Ghats, Himalaya and Indo-Burma
4. 4; Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, Himalaya and Indo-Burma

Q.

Which of the following is not part of Biodiversity Hotspots?

1. Endemism

2. Species richness

3. Accelerated species loss

4. Lesser interspecific competition

Q. Mark the correct option with respect to biodiversity hotspots.

1. Ex-situ conservation
2. Region with low diversity
3. Regions with accelerated habitat loss
4. Five hotspots in India

Q. How many hotspots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?

1. 34
2. 43
3. 17
4. 25

Q.

Choose the correct statement

1. Out of the current species discovered, plants are more abundant than animals

2. Robert May estimates the global species diversity to be about 17 million

3. Western Ghats (India) have a greater amphibian diversity than Eastern Ghats.

4. India has more than 50, 000 genetically different strains of Mango

Q.

A biogeographic region that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and threatened with destruction is ________

1. National park

2. Biodiversity hotspot

3. Ecozone

4. Sanctuary

Q.

Which of the following has not been recognised as a Biodiversity Hotspot in the world?

1. Eastern Himalayas

2. Western Ghats

3. Eastern Ghats

4. Madagascar

Q. Assertion :Biotic potential is realised only when the environmental conditions are limiting. Reason: Under such conditions only, the population size can increase at the maximum rate.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Q. Factors that usually determine hotspots are

1. The number of unique species
2. Only a and b
3. All of the above
4. The number of species at risk (threat of extinction)
5. The number of total species (species richness)

Q. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is in

1. Tamil Nadu
2. West Bengal
3. Maharashtra
4. Chattisgarh

Q. Which of the following is not observed in Biodiversity Hotspots?

1. Endemism
2. Accelerated species loss
3. Lesser interspecific competition
4. Species richness

Q. The concept of Hotspot was given by

1. Riebesell
2. Myers
3. Reice
4. Wallace

Q.

The Western Ghats of India have come under the “Hotspot” category because of

1. High elevation

2. Evergreen forest

3. High endemism

4. Tropical climate

Q. How many hotspots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?

1. 34
2. 43
3. 17
4. 25