Question

What is common to the techniques:

(i) In vitro fertilisation
(ii) Cryopreservation
(iii) Tissue culture

• A. All require ultramodern equipment and large space
• B. All are methods of conservation of extinct organisms
• C. All are ex situ conservation methods
• D. All are in situ conservation methods

Answer 1

The correct option is C All are ex situ conservation methods

Ex situ (off site) conservation is the approach of conserving species by taking them out from their natural habitats and then keeping them in a special setup under human care.

In vitro fertilisation, cryopreservation and tissue culture belong to this approach of conservation as the genetic resource is removed from its habitat and conserved under laboratory conditions.

Hence the correct option is
b. All are ex situ conservation methods