Question

Give one example of an ex-situ conservation method to conserve biodiversity.

Answer 1

Ex-situ conservation:

1. Ex-situ conservation refers to the maintenance and conservation of samples of plants grown outside of their natural habitat, either in form of pollen, seed, cell culture, tissue, or the whole plant.
2. This method is also used to conserve animal species outside their natural habitat.
3. This type of conservation is generally used to protect endangered species.
4. This is also known as off-site conservation.

Example of ex-situ conservation:

1. An example of ex-situ conservation is cryopreservation.
2. Cryopreservation refers to preserving cells, organelles, or any other biological parts by cooling the samples to very low temperatures.
3. Stem cells are generally preserved through this technique.