The sixth mass extinction differs from previous ones because it is primarily caused by:

1. Volcanic eruptions
2. Human activities like habitat destruction and climate change
3. Asteroid impacts
4. Natural selection
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Which of the following areas on Earth has the greatest biodiversity?
1. Amazonian rain forest in South America
2. Sub Saharan Africa
3. South East Asia
4. Australian continent
 
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Although India has only 2.4 % of world’s area, its share of global species diversity is about:

(1) 3 %

(2) 5 %

(3) 8 %

(4) 11 %

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Q.15 Which of the following forests is known as the "Lungs of the planet Earth?

1. Taiga forest

2. Tundra forest

3. Amazon rain forest

4. Rainforests of North-East India

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Nile perch, Carrot grass and Water hyacinth are all examples of:
1. Keystone species
2. Ecotypes
3. Sibling species
4. Invasive species
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Which of the following is home to the greatest biodiversity on Earth?
1. Amazonian rain forest
2. Congo basin
3. Coral triangle
4. Great barrier reef
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Rivet popper hypothesis – a famous analogy in ecological studies – was given by:
1. Sigma Aldrich
2. Paul Ehrlich
3. Connell
4. Constanza
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Currently the most important cause driving animals and plants to extinction is:
1. Habitat loss and fragmentation
2. Alien species invasions
3. Over-exploitation
4. Co-extinctions
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The organization which publishes the Red list of species is

(1) ICFRE           (2) IUCN            (3) UNEP          (4) WWF

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According to Robert May, what is the estimated global species diversity?
1. 20–50 million
2. 10 million
3. 7 million
4. 5 million
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