Conservation of Plants and Animals

 Conservation of Plants and Animals

Q.1. Mention the important functions of forest?

Q.2. Which useful products are provided by forests?

Q.3. Name the variety of habitats present in India.

Q.4. Which region of India is designated as the two of the world’s twenty five hotspots of global biodiversity?

Q.5. What are the various factors leading to extinction of wild species and depletion of biodiversity?

Q.6. What causes deforestation?

Q.7. Who are exotic species?

Q.8. Why is there a need for conservation of biodiversity?

Q.9. Wildlife is needed for breeding programmes in which areas?

Q.10. What is flora?

Q.11. What is fauna?

Q.12. What forms the flora of Himachal Pradesh?

Q.13. What forms the flora of Rajasthan?

Q.14. What forms the fauna of Rajasthan?

Q.15. What are endemic species?

Q.16. Which animal is endemic to Gir forests in Gujarat?

Q.17. Himalayan weasel is endemic to which region?

Q.18. Snow leopard is endemic to which region?

Q.19. What is endemic to flora of Panchmarhi biosphere reserve?

Q.20. What does conservation of biodiversity imply?

Q.21. What are the man-made causes of deforestation?

Q.22. What are the natural causes of deforestation?

Q.23. What are the consequences of deforestation?

Q.24. What measures should be taken for forest conservation and measurement?

Q.25. What is afforestation?

Q.26. What is wildlife?

Q.27. What are the various factors responsible for wildlife destruction and depletion?

Q.28. Which species are called threatened species?

Q.29. What is the full form of IUCN?

Q.30. The threatened species has been classified into how many categories by IUCN?

Q.31. Which are endangered species? Give examples of it.

Q.32. Which are vulnerable species? Give examples of it.

Q.33. Which are rare species? Give examples of it.

Q.34. What is a Red Data Book?

Q.35. What is a sanctuary?

Q.36. How many wildlife sanctuaries are there in India?

Q.37. What is a biosphere reserve?

Q.38. A biosphere reserve is divided into how many zones?

Q.39. How many biosphere reserves are there in the world? How many are situated in India?

Q.40. Panchmarhi biosphere reserve consists of what?

Q.41. Name some projects started by the Government of India to save endangered species?

Q.42. Write a few lines about Project Tiger and Gir Lion Project.