Daily Subject wise Quiz Day 61 Environment VI ( Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to Species Richness

1. It refers to the number of various species in a defined area.
2. Alpha richness is the number of species found at a single point in a given space.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2) Which of the following statements are correct about Simpson index

1. It is a simple mathematical measure that characterizes species diversity in a community.
2. It has a value between 1 to 10 , where higher values indicates more diversity.

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3) Consider the following statements with respect to Types of diversity

1. In a species with high genetic diversity, there would be many individuals with a wide variety of different traits.
2. Taxonomic diversity means a genetic relationship between different groups of species.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Adaptations

1. Adaptations are any behavioural or physical characteristics of an animal that help it to survive in its environment.
2. Adaptation characteristics fall into three main categories such as body parts, body coverings, and behaviours.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

5) Which of the following are correct about Biodiversity

1. It forms the foundation for an array of ecosystem services which are critical to human well being.
2. Bio diversity hotspots host their diverse ecosystems on just 2.4% of the planet’s surface.

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