Question

If the Bengal tiger becomes extinct then what happened?

• A. Hyenas and wolves will become scarce
• B. Its gene pool will be lost forever
• C. The wild areas will be safe for man and domestic
• D. The population of beautiful animals like deers will get stabilized

Answer 1

The correct option is B Its gene pool will be lost forever

If the Bengal tiger becomes extinct, its gene pool will be lost forever. A Gene pool consists of all the genes and their different alleles in a population of plant or animal species. If the Bengal tiger becomes extinct the total species is lost forever since it is the genes and chromosomes that determine the species.

• Hyenas and wolves population will increase as Bengal tiger will not eat them.
• The wild area is already safe for domestic man and animals if they don't interfere with the resources of the Bengal tiger, however, it will create some more impact as the wild area will be safer but that is not the main reason here.
• The population of deer will not be stabilized as their population will increase first and after the same, their population will decrease because of competition among them. There are various methods for the conservation of biodiversity like the formation of botanical gardens, zoological parks, sperm banks, gene banks, etc.

So, the correct answer is option B.