Conservation of Plants and Animals Worksheet-2

Conservation of Plants and Animals Worksheet-2

1. Creation of wild life reserves and enforcement of laws are conservation measures that promote increased:

(a) use of biocides                        (b) preservation of species

(c) use of biological control       (d) exploitation of species

2. The practice of clearing a part of a forest for cultivation and then moving on to a new part is called:

(a) shifting cultivation                 (b) crop rotation

(c) step farming                            (d) monoculture

3. How does our government protect the rain forests of our country?

I   – Prohibit the felling of trees that are not mature enough

II  – Trees that have been chopped down are replanted

III – Discourage the use of pesticides in agriculture

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

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

4. Which of the following are the uses of IUCN Red List?

(a) Developing awareness about the importance of threatened biodiversity

(b) Identification and documentation of endangered species

(c) Providing a global index of the decline of biodiversity

(d) All of these

5. Special project(s) launched to protect endangered species is/are:

(a) Project Tiger                           (b) Project Elephant

(c) Project Crocodile                   (d) all of these

6. Soil erosion can be prevented by:

(a) allowing herbivorous animals to graze excessively

(b) growing plants to form a soil cover

(c) increasing fertility

(d) making the land sloppy

7. Deforestation has an alarming effect on:

(a) increase in grazing area       (b) soil erosion

(c) weed control                            (d) sunlight

8. What is the main aim of conserving living organisms?

(a) To increase the world's population of organisms

(b) To prevent extinction of endangered species

(c) To help students of botany and zoology

(d) To help in ecotourism

9. Which of the following are living resources in nature?

(a) Flora            (b) Fauna

(c) Soil                (d) Both Flora & Fauna

10. What is an endangered animal?

(a) An animal that is on the verge of extinction

(b) An animal which is extinct

(c) An animal that is dangerous to humans

(d) An animal that is dangerous to other animals

Answer Key:

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