Question

Complete the given analogy

Parthenium : invasive alien species of India :: Quagga :_____

• A. endangered species of India
• B. extinct species of Africa
• C. extinct species of Australia
• D. extinct species of India

Answer 1

The correct option is B extinct species of Africa

Biodiversity refers to the huge variety and variability of life forms on the earth. But unfortunately, this biological wealth is declining rapidly.

Biodiversity loss is primarily an outcome of human activities such as hunting, habitat destruction, over-exploitation, introduction of alien species, etc. Hence, many species have become extinct or endangered (facing the risk of extinction).

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recorded the extinction of a total 784 species in the past 500 years.

Quagga is a subspecies of plains zebra native to Africa but went extinct recently. It was hunted to extinction.

Hence, option b is correct.

Parthenium (carrot grass) is believed to have been introduced into India as contaminants in wheat imported from the USA. It is an invasive alien species (non-native species) which grows rapidly and adversely affects the native species and also disrupts the ecosystem it colonizes.

Therefore, Parthenium : invasive alien species of India :: Quagga : extinct species of Africa.