Biodiversity Quiz 3

Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. Biodiversity includes not only species we consider rare, threatened, or endangered but also every living thing—from humans to organisms we know little about, such as microbes, fungi, and invertebrates. Here is a quiz on biodiversity.

Biodiversity Quiz 3

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1. Pick out the term that is similar to exotic species

Introduced species
Alien species
Nonindigenous species
Index species

2. Which Indian state is known as the "Botanist's Paradise"?

Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh

3. Which year was celebrated as the International Year of Biodiversity by United Nations?

2020
2015
1998
2010

4. Which type of forest exhibits highest bio-diversity ?

Deciduous forest
Mangrove forest
Temperate deciduous forest
Tropical rain forest

5. Which of these areas has been designated as the area with the greatest concentration of marine biodiversity on planet Earth?

Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Andaman Islands, India
Galapagos islands

6. How many Aichi Biodiversity Targest were set in the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 by the Convention of Biological Diversity in 2010?

12
20
30
9

7. Which of the following global biodiversity hot spot is NOT located in India?

Sundaland
Himalayas
Western Ghats
Caucases

8. Who introduced the concept of Keystone species, the species that critically influences the ecosystem relative to their abundance?

Charles Darwin
Robert T. Paine
Rachel Carson
Lester Brown

9. Any kind of living organisms that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm to the ecosystem is called

Introduced species
Keystone species
Invasive species
Foundation species

10. What percentage of all species that ever lived on Earth is estimated to be extinct?

12.5
71
55
99.9

11. Plant and animal species that are found in a particular geographical region and nowhere else in the world are called

Alien species
Invasive species
Endemic species
Foundation species

12. Which country has the worst mammal extinction rate?

China
India
Australia
USA

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