Conservation of Plants and Animals Worksheet-5

Conservation of Plants and Animals Worksheet-5

1. Deforestation results in:

(a) Acid rain

(b) Greenhouse effect

(c) Increased oxygen content in the atmosphere

(d) Decreased carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere

2. Which of the following is true about conservation and preservation?

I   – Protect the ecosystem from destruction.

II  – Prevents the depletion of natural resources.

III – Maintains the population of endangered plant and animal species.

(a) I only                                         (b) I and II only

(c) II and III only                          (d) I, II and III

3. The enactment passed by the Government of India in 1972 to legally protect the endangered flora and fauna is:

(a) Forest conservation bill        (b) Wild life protection act

(c) Project tiger                             (d) Project one horned rhino

4. What is to be done for species preservation?

(a) Protected area for endangered plants and animals

(b) Protection of their breeding grounds

(c) Issuing hunting licence to VIPs

5. Under Man and biosphere programme (MAB), what is a core zone?

(a) A zone where human activity is permitted

(b) A zone where human activity is not permitted

(c) A zone where controlled hunting is permitted

(d) A zone where slash and burn cultivation is not permitted

6. Species restricted to certain geographic regions are called:

(a) Rare species                            (b) Endangered species

(c) Vulnerable species                 (d) Fossil species

7. Conservation of resources means:

(a) Maintaining the earth's resources in their original state

(b) Using earth's resources wisely

(c) Using resources not in a wasteful manner

8. The mass emigration of bees to settle down else where in order to form a new hive is called:

(a) migration    (b) swarming    (c) spawning     (d) carting

9. Which of these National Parks is not paired correctly with its state?

(a) Gir National Park – Gujarat

(b) Corbett National Park - Uttar Pradesh

(c) Kanheri National Park-Maharashtra

(d) Bharatpur National Park –Karnataka

10. Proper management of the environment is important so that:

(a) humans can continue to live

(b) plants would not become extinct

(c) animals would not become extinct

(d) the balance of nature can be preserved

Answer Key:

(1)-(b); (2)-(d); (3)-(b); (4)-(a,b); (5)-(b); (6)-(a); (7)-(b,c); (8)-(b); (9)-(d); (10)-(d)