Question

A successful forest conservation strategy should involve.

• A. The protection of animals at the highest trophic level.
• B. Protection of only consumers.
• C. Protection of only herbivores.
• D. A comprehensive program to protect all the physical and biological components.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

A comprehensive program to protect all the physical and biological components.

The correct option is D

Explanation of the correct option :

1. For the protection of physical as well as biological components, there is a requirement for comprehensive programming.
2. So that the overall ecosystem is protected instead of only animals (maybe consumers or herbivores).

Explanation of the incorrect option :

Option A:

The entire ecosystem will get disturbed if only organisms of one trophic Level are protected. as It will result in the vanishing of the lower trophic levels organisms.

Option B:

Protection of only consumers will disturb the ecosystem. Then balanced food key chain is affected.

Option C:

Protection of only herbivores will also disturb the ecosystem and affect the balance food key chain. As it is a key to a healthy ecosystem

Final answer: A successful forest conservation strategy should involve a comprehensive program to protect all the physical and biological components.