Biology : XII-CH15 – Biodiversity and Conservation – Assertion and Reason

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option.

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Insects are enormously diversified.

Reason: It is because of the presence of exoskeleton made up of chitin.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Sixth extinction presently in progress different from the previous episode.

Reason: Difference is in the rate; current species extinction rates are estimated to be 100 to 1000 times faster than in the pre-human times.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Stable community must be either resistant or resilient to occasional disturbances.

Reason: Stable community not shows too much variation in productivity from year to year.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Tropics have greater biological diversity.

Reason: More solar energy in tropics, contributes to lighter productivity, which in turn may contribute directly to greater biodiversity.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Biodiversity hotspots are example of in situ conservation.

Reason: It is a conservation of biological wealth on site.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Habitat loss and fragmentaion is the most important cause driving animals and plants to extinction.

Reason: Habitat loss and fragmentaion causes alien species invasion.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

7 / 10

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Amazon rain forest is called lung of out planet.

Reason: Amazon rain forest produces 80% of total oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere through process of photosynthesis.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

8 / 10

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Steller’s sea cow becomes extinct.

Reason: It is due to over exploitation by humans.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

9 / 10

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Removal of key stone from an ecosystem leads to destruction of ecosystem.

Reason: Keystone species drive major ecosystem functions.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

10 / 10

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Ex situ conservation is carried out in biosphere reserves, national parks and sanctuaries.

Reason: NGOs are involved in the maintenance of these protected areas.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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