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How many hotspots of biodiversity in the world have been identified?
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Important Questions on Biodiversity and Conservation
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| Column I | Column II | ||
| i) | Biodiversity Hotspots | a) | Minimally disturbed for the conservation of the resources |
| ii) | Biosphere reserves | b) | Specific endangered faunal species |
| iii) | National Parks | c) | A grove of trees of special religious importance |
| iv) | Sanctuaries | d) | Biologically richest and most threatened terrestrial ecoregions |
| i) | Sacred groves | e) | A natural habitat is strictly reserved for the protection of natural life |
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Match Column - I and Column - II
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| Narrowly utilitarian argument | p | Conserving biodiversity for major ecosystem services | |
| Broadly utilitarian argument | q | Every species has an intrinsic value and moral duty to pass our biological legacy in good order to future generation | |
| Ethical argument | r | Receiving benefits like food, medicine & industrial products |
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Statement II: Gene banks are examples for in situ conservation.
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I. Cryopreservation of gametes
II. Plant tissue culture method
III. Seed bank
IV. In-vitro fertilisation
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In the following, in each set, a conservation approach and an example of a method of conservation are given
(a) In situ conservation-Biosphere Reserve
(b) Ex situ conservation-Sacred groves
(c) In situ conservation-Seed bank
(d) Ex situ conservation-Cryopreservation
Select the option with a correct match of approach and method:
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