Description : Explain the benefits of biodiversity.
Last Answer : Biodiversity is known for the multiple benefits such as economical (narrowly utilitarian), ecological (Broadly utilitarian) and ethical benefits. Narrow utilitarian includes economical benefits such as food, medicine, industrial and bioprospecting. Foods ... -------------------------------------
Description : What is the importance of biodiversity. Explain the causes of loss of biodiversity.
Last Answer : Biodiversity is important for maintaining the balance in the ecosystem. The continuous flow of energy is maintained in the ecosystem. The loss of biodiversity is the cause of great concern. It ... one is directly associated with other. When hosts become extinct the parasites also become extinct.
Description : Explain briefly the evil quartet of biodiversity losses.
Last Answer : The four major causes of biodiversity loss are; i) Habitat loss - degradation of natural habitats are threatening the species. ii) Over-exploitation - Need turned greed has led to over ... - when one organism becomes extinct , the other associated obligatory species also tend to extinct.
Description : Why should we conserve biodiversity?
Last Answer : Biodiversity provides economical, ecological and ethical benefits to the mankind.
Description : Name the biodiversity hotspots in India.
Last Answer : Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas.
Description : What are biodiversity hotspots?
Last Answer : Habitats with rich endemism and the species are prone to endanger.
Description : Name the different levels of biodiversity.
Last Answer : Habitat diversity, species diversity and genetic diversity.
Description : Who coined the term biodiversity?
Last Answer : Walter Rosen
Description : Define biodiversity.
Last Answer : The totality of all living organisms OR A collection of variety of all life forms.
Description : What is the importance of species diversity to the ecosystem ?
Last Answer : Any community with more species generally tends to be more stable than those with less species. The stable community must be resilient to the occasional disturbances. The stable community should ... in less period of time. Increased diversity contributes to higher productivity of any ecosystem.
Description : What are endemic species?
Last Answer : A species which is found only in a particular area because of isolation and climatic condition.
Description : What is ex-situ conservation?
Last Answer : Conservation of species out of their natural habitats.
Description : What are sacred groves?
Last Answer : They are the small patches of natural forests dedicated to the local deities so that no one harms them.
Description : What are sacred species?
Last Answer : The species which is traditionally conserved and dedicated to the local deities and are of cultural /religious values.
Description : Name any two in-situ conservation methods.
Last Answer : National parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere reserve, hotspots etc.
Description : What is in-situ conservation of wild life?
Last Answer : It is the conservation of wild species in their natural habitats.
Description : Expand IUCN.
Last Answer : International Union for Conservation of Nature and natural resources.
Description : What are critically endangered species?
Last Answer : Species which is at extremely high risk of extinction.
Description : What are endangered species?
Last Answer : Species which are in the dangers of extinction due to the loss of natural habitats.
Description : What are rare species?
Last Answer : A small population which are neither endangered nor vulnerable but are at the risk.
Description : What are vulnerable species?
Last Answer : Species which are likely to become endangered if environmental degradation continue to persist.
Description : What are threatened species?
Last Answer : The species which are either endangered or vulnerable
Description : What is mass extinction?
Last Answer : Extinction of large scale species due to environmental catastrophe.
Description : Expand RDB.
Last Answer : Red Data Book.
Description : What are key stone species?
Last Answer : Organism that helps to maintain species diversity within an ecosystem by keeping the number of other species in a ecosystem constant.
Description : What are invasive species?
Last Answer : Foreign species that grow and reproduce rapidly causing major disturbance in the habitats.
Description : What is gamma diversity?
Last Answer : It is the diversity of organisms / habitats over a large geographical area.
Description : Define beta diversity.
Last Answer : Diversity of organisms between the communities in the given geographic area.
Description : What is alpha diversity?
Last Answer : Diversity of living organisms within the community or different communities sharing the same habitat.
Description : Define habitat diversity.
Last Answer : It is the various habitats available for organisms in the ecosystem.
Description : Define a species.
Last Answer : A group of closely related organisms which can interbreed to produce viable and fertile offsprings.
Description : What is species diversity?
Last Answer : Variety of different species in a given geographical area.
Description : What is genetic diversity ?
Last Answer : It is the variation at the level of individual genes.
Description : Select the correct statement about biodiversity. (a) The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals. (b) Large scale ... and endemism. (d) Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued by the developed countries.
Last Answer : (c) Western ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism.
Description : 1. Which is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India? 2. What does the special status of Jammu and Kashmir imply? 3. Why are Metals good conductor of heat than insulator? 4. Where ... the earth's crust? 20. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar from which system was it borrowed from?
Last Answer : Answer : 1 1. Western Ghats 2. A separate Constitution 3. They contain free electrons 4. Off the coast at Rameshwaram 5. Bhoja Paramara 6. Wilson Jones 7. R.N. Tagore 8. Niche 9. Shrimp 10. ... km 15. Firoz Tughlaq 16. Dr. Zakir Hussain 17. Vitamin C 18. Government grants 19. Oxygen 20. Mongolia
Description : The concept of Human Development was developed by_____ -Geography
Last Answer : Dr. Mahbub ul Haq
Description : Which scientist developed the concept of quantum theory ?
Last Answer : Scientist Albert Einstein.
Description : The concept of the blog developed out of?
Last Answer : live journalists that were online diaries.
Description : The ‘Concept of Inertia’ was developed by?
Last Answer : Galileo
Description : Concept of lawn was developed in
Last Answer : Ans. England
Description : Who developed the concept of pangenesis?
Last Answer : Ans. Darwin
Description : “Stored Program” concept was developed by ______ (A) Maurice Wilkes (B) Von Neumann (C) M.H.A. Newman (D) None of the Above
Last Answer : (B) Von Neumann
Description : The following were the features of the Nation state that emerged in Europe in the 20th century. a. The concept and practices of a modern state with sovereign centralised power developed in Europe. ... identified their nations. Mainly female figures were used to portray the nation. d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Nation state was supposed to be a state where majority of its citizens shared common identify and history.
Description : When the new developed product concept is tested, the next immediate step is to A. develop market strategy B. develop a testing technique C. develop intermediaries D. develop logistic network
Last Answer : A. develop market strategy
Description : When the new developed product concept is tested, the next immediate step is to A.market strategy B.a testing technique C.intermediaries E.logistic network Answer : A
Last Answer : A.market strategy
Description : The concept of PQLI was developed by a. Morris D Morris b. UNO c. UNDP d. Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
Last Answer : a. Morris D Morris Physical Quality of Life Index is one of the indicator to measure human development. It is calculated by using simple average.
Description : Who developed the concept ‘World Wide Web’ ? (1) Tim Berners-Lee (2) Microsoft (3) Arthur Clarke (4) AT & T Bell Lab
Last Answer : Microsoft
Description : Who developed the concept of email ? (1) Bill Gates (2) Arthur C. Clark (3) Ray Tomlinson (4) Sabir Bhatia
Last Answer : Ray Tomlinson
Description : What is biodiversity?
Last Answer : Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth, including the diversity of species, ecosystems, and genetic diversity within species, and is an important concept in environmental science and conservation.
Last Answer : Biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, in an ecosystem, and is an important concept in ecology and environmental science.