Species Richness

Q. Read the following related to the value of Z and identify the correct option.
A. Fruit eating birds in the tropical forests - 1.15
B. Plants in Britain - 0.1 to 0.2
C. Asian continent - 1.2 to 1.6

1. Only A
2. Only B
3. A and B
4. A and C

Q. Match column I with column II and select the correct option.

Column I	Column II
A. Paul Ehrlich	1. Rivet popper hypothesis
B. Alexander von Humboldt	2. Biodiversity term
C. Robert May	3. Estimated the species diversity
D. Edward Wilson	4. Species-area relationship

1. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
2. A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
3. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
4. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3

Q. According to Robert May, the total number of species on earth is around

1. 1.5 million
2. 5 million
3. 10 million
4. 7 million

Q.

Species can be identified on the basis of

1. Species diversity

2. Reproductive isolation

3. None of these

4. Interbreeding

Q. Species richness of a habitat can be defined as

1. total number of individuals of a particular species present per unit area of a given region
2. total number of species present per unit area of a given region
3. the area covered by a particular species in a given region
4. the area covered by all the species in a given region

Q. ______ proposed species-area relationships, during his extensive explorations in the wilderness of South American jungles.

1. Edward Wilson
2. Paul Ehrlich
3. David Tilman
4. Alexander von Humboldt

Q. Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity?

1. Himalayas
2. Amazon forests
3. Western Ghats of India
4. Madagascar

Q. Match column I with column II and identify the correct option.

Column I	Column II
1. S	I. Regression coefficient
2. Z	II. Area
3. A	III. Y-intercept
4. C	IV. Species richness

1. 1 - IV, 2 - I, 3 - II and 4 - III
2. 1 - III, 2 - II, 3 - IV and 4 - I
3. 1 - IV, 2 - III, 3 - I and 4 - II
4. 1 - II, 2 - III, 3 - IV and 4 - I

Q. Species richness is simply a count of different species in a given area.

1. True
2. False

Q. giving 2 reasons explain why there is more species biodiversity in tropical latitudes than in temperate ones.