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Chapter 15 Unsolved Important Questions
Biodiversity and Conservation

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 CBSE Class 12 Biology
Biodiversity and Conservation

Section ‘A’

Q.1. India has more than 50,000 strains of rice. Mention the level of biodiversity it
represents.

Q.2. Name the type of biodiversity represented by the following:

(i) 1000 varieties of mangoes in India.
(ii) Variations in terms of potency and concentration of reserpine in Rauwolfia
vomitoria glowing in different regions of Himalayas.

Q.3. Identify 'a' and ‘b’ in the figure given below representing proportionate number
of major vertebrate taxa.

Q.4. Name the type of biodiversity represented by the following:

(i) 50,000 different strains of rice in India
(ii) Estuaries and alpine meadows in India.

Q.5. Name the unlabeled areas 'a' and ‘b’of the pie chart representing the
biodiversity of plants showing their proportionate number of species of major
taxa.

Section ‘B’

Q.6. Giving two reasons explain why there is more species biodiversity in tropical
Latitudes than in temperate ones.

Q.7. Differentiate between in situ and ex situ approaches of conservation of

biodiversity.

Q.8. The above graph show Species-Area relationship. write the equation of the curve
'a' and explain.

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Q.9. List any four techniques where the principle of ex-situ conservation of
biodiversity has been employed.

Q.10. Justify with the help of an example where a deliberate attempt by humans has
led to the extinction of a particular species.

Q.11. Giving two reasons explain why there is more species biodiversity in tropical
Latitudes than in temperate ones.

Q.12. In the biosphere, immense biological diversity exists at all levels of biological
organization. Explain any two levels of biodiversity.

Q.13. Justify with the help of an example where a deliberate attempt by humans
has led to the extinction of a particular species.

Section ‘C’

Q.14. Alien species are highly invasive and are a threat to indigenous species.
Substantiate this statement with any three examples.

Q.15. Many plant and animal species are on the verge of their extinction because of
loss of forest land by indiscriminate use by the humans. As a biology student
what method would you suggest along with its advantages that can protect such
threatened species from getting extinct?

Q.16. Alien species are highly invasive and are a threat to indigenous species.
Substantiate this statement with any three examples.

Q.17. (a) 'In-situ' Conservation can help endangered/threatened species. Justify the
statement.
(b) Name and describe any three causes of bio-diversity losses.

Section ‘D’

Q.18. (a) Taking one example each of habitat loss and fragmentation, explain how are
the two responsible for biodiversity loss.

(b) Explain two different ways of biodiversity conservation.

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Q.19. Why should we conserve biodiversity? How can we do it?

Ans. Biodiversity- Biodiversity is the term popularized by Sociobiologist Edward

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