Conservation Geography: Assignment 8

The correct answers are in bold.

S. No. Question

1 The elephant has a home range of several square kilometres, regulates the ecosystem by its habit
of destructive feeding, and people can relate to this animal which is important for conservation.
Given this background, the elephant can be called as
a. umbrella species
b. keystone species
c. flagship species
d. all of the above

2 “the cost of impacts caused by emission of carbon dioxide” is known as

a. cost of carbon
b. economic cost of carbon
c. social cost of carbon
d. cultural cost of carbon

3 Soil formation is an example of

a. provisioning service
b. regulating service
c. supporting service
d. cultural service

4 We prefer those areas for the creation of a conservation reserve where the level of threat is
a. very high
b. medium
c. very low
d. non-existent

5 People come to Sessa orchid sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh to witness orchids, which in this
context would be classified as
a. umbrella species
b. keystone species
c. flagship species
d. extinct species

6 Nutrient cycling is an example of

a. provisioning service
b. regulating service
c. supporting service
d. cultural service

7 Which of these is a stochastic factor?

a. birth rate
b. death rate
c. population structure
d. environmental fluctuation

8 The “subset of physical and biotic environmental factors that permit an animal (or plant) to survive
and reproduce” is the definition of
a. habitat
b. ecosystem
c. biome
d. biosphere

9 Supply of medicines is an example of

a. provisioning service
b. regulating service
c. supporting service
d. cultural service

10 The fig tree bears fruits in times when animals do not have much access to food. In this context, it
would be a good example of
a. least concern species
b. keystone species
c. flagship species
d. extinct species
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