According to Robert May, global species diversity is about:
1. 20 Million
2. 50 Million
3. 7 Million
4. 1.5 Million
The highest number of species in the world is represented by:
1. | Fungi | 2. | Mosses |
3. | Algae | 4. | Lichens |
The extent of the global diversity of invertebrates is represented in the image below. Choose the correct combination of groups (A-D) respectively:
A | B | C | D | |
1. | Insects | Crustaceans | Other animal groups | Molluscs |
2. | Crustaceans | Insects | Molluscs | Other animal groups |
3. | Molluscs | Other animal groups | Crustaceans | Insects |
4 | Insects | Molluscs | Crustaceans | Other animal groups |
Which of the following represents maximum number of species among global biodiversity?
1. Lichens
2. Fungi
3. Mosses and Ferns
4. Algae
Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits the highest species diversity?
1. | Madagascar | 2. | Himalayas |
3. | Amazon forests | 4. | Western Ghats of India |
1. | A | 2. | C |
3. | D | 4. | B or E |
Statement I: | Biologists are not sure about how many prokaryotic species there might be. |
Statement II: | Conventional taxonomic methods are not suitable for identifying microbial species and many species are simply not culturable under laboratory conditions. |
1. | 4 | 2. | 8 |
3. | 12 | 4. | 17 |