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TEXTBOOK EXERCISE Pg. No 5

1. Choose correct option C.

A group of students found two cockroaches in the
A. Which is not a property of living being? classroom. They had a debate whether they are alive or
(a) Metabolism (b) Decay dead. Which life property will help them to do so?
(c) Growth (d) Reproduction (a) Metabolism
(b) Growth
B.
A particular plant is strictly seasonal plant. Which one
(c) Irritability
of the following is best suited if it is to be studied in the
(d) Reproduction
laboratory?
(a) Herbarium (b) Museum
(c) Botanical Garden (d) Flower exhibition

2. Distinguish between botanical gardens, zoological parks and biodiversity parks with reference to characteristics.
Ans. Botanical gardens Zoological parks Biodiversity parks
Botanical gardens are the places where Zoological parks generally known as Biodiversity parks are ecological
plants of different parts of the world are zoo, is a place where wild animals are assemblage of species that form self-
grown in a scientific and systematic in kept in captivity. sustaining communities on degraded/
an in-vivo manner. barren landscape.
They are important for their records of They are protected and care is taken Here all biodiversity are conserved.
local flora and their label board shows to provide conditions similar to their
scientific as well as common name of natural habitat and here naturalist can
the plant with its family. study food habits and behaviour of
animals.
One of the oldest botanical garden Arignar Anna Zoological Park in India Late Uttamrao Patil Biodiversity Park
in West Bengal is Acharya Jagdish located in Chennai which holds about Gureghar, Mahabaleshwar is the best
Chandra Bose Indian Botanical Garden 1500 species of fauna and its rich model for conservation of natural
is the best place to study a wide range of wildlife attract many naturalist. heritage in urban landscape.
flora of world.

3. Answer the following questions 3. The penguins survive in the extremely cold ecosystems
A. Jijamata Udyan, the famous Zoo in Mumbai has by developing physiological mechanisms.
acclimatised the Humboldt penguins. Why should 4. Thus, it is necessary to acclimatize them for
penguins be acclimatised when kept at a place away maintaining their metabolic activities.
from natural habitat?
B. Riya found peculiar plant on her visit to Himachal
Ans. 1. The Humboldt penguin is a South American species
Pradesh. What are the ways she can show it to her
found in cold climate of coastal Peru and Chile.
biology teacher and get information about it?
Ans.

JijamataUdyan

2. These penguins is the new attraction in Jijamata

Herbaria
Udyan (Byculla / Mumbai Zoo).

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1. Riya can prepare a herbarium sheet of the plant
collected from Himachal Pradesh and show it to
biology teacher.
4.
2. A herbarium is essentially a dried plant specimen
A.Role of human being in biodiversity conservation.
that is pressed, treated and mounted on standard size
Ans.
sheet in order to preserve it.
3. The date, place of collection along with the detailed
classification and highlighting with its ecological
peculiarities, character of the plant can be recorded
on the same sheet.
C. At Andaman, authorities do not allow tourists to
collect shells from beaches, why it must be so?
Ans. 1. Under Wildlife Conservation Act 2013, one is not
supposed to take away any wildlife articles from
their place of origin.
2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are considered as the
biodiversity rich areas.
3. Hence, the authorities do not allow tourists to collect
the sea shells from beaches and take it to the mainland,
without any permission from the authorities.
D. Why do we have greenhouse in botanical gardens?
Ans. 1. A greenhouse is a structure with walls and roof
made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass,
in which the plants requiring regulated climatic
conditions are grown.
Greenhouse
2. In the botanical gardens, the greenhouse maintain
the perfect growing environment for the plants.
3. On the basis of the technical specifications,
B.
each greenhouse controls the temperature, light,
Ans.
irrigation, fertilizers, humidity, etc.
E.What do you understand from terms like in-situ and
ex-situ conservation?
Ans. 1. ‘In-situ’ conservation is the on-site conservation of
the genetic resources in natural populations, such as
conservation of forests. In other words, endangered
plants and animals are protected from predators in
the natural habitat itself.
2. ‘Ex-situ’ is considered as the conservation of the
components of the biological diversity outside their
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natural habitats. It includes cultivated and wild
species, as well as genetic resources.
Write short notes
We can participate in biodiversity conservation by
increasing our awareness on the impacts of biodiversity loss.
Also, we should support actions and policies implemented
by the government in conserving biodiversity.
Following actions should be implemented for the
proper biodiversity conservation-
1. Maintain wetlands by conserving water and reducing
irrigation.
2. Leave native plants undisturbed.
3. Control new weeds in the property.
4. Species that belongs to critical wildlife habitat
should be identified and maintained.
5. Livestock grazing should be managed.
6. Always use organic products and the methods for
pest control.
7. Always follow the three ‘R’ policy i.e., Recycle,
Reuse and Reduce.
 One of the leading
botanists of India,
Dr. S. P. Agharkar was
born in November 1884
in Malvan, Maharashtra
Dr. S. P.
 He explored Agharkar
biodiversity of Western
Ghats where he came across a species of freshwater
jellyfish, which was until then only known to be found
in Africa.
 These findings were published in scientific journal
Nature in 1912.
 Dr. Annandale, the Superintendent of the Indian
Museum in Kolkata, helped Dr. Agharkar in his further
endeavours to collect, preserve and conduct microscopic
examinations of animal and plant specimens. The
institute ARI, Pune has been named after his name.
Importance of botanical gardens.
The importance of botanical gardens are –
1. They have contributed to the science of botany from
ancient times.
2. It maintains the records of local flora.
3. It helps in maintaining the monographic work.
4. They provide facilities for the collection of living
plant material for studies.
5. They supply seeds and material for botanical
investigations.
6. They also contain information in the form of herbaria,
green houses, research laboratory and library.

5. How can you as an individual prevent the loss of
biodiversity?
Ans. As an individual, one can prevent the loss of biodiversity
in the following manner –
1. Reduction of the use of fertilizers or pesticides in the
crop field.
2. Restoration of the habitat in your yard.
INTEXT QUESTIONS
 What is the difference between living and non-living
things? (Can you recall? TB Pg. No. 1)
Ans. 1. Living beings are lively and active.
2. Living beings are made up of cells and they exhibit
life characteristics such as movement, growth,
reproduction and require energy for performing
daily activities.
3. But, non-living things do not grow, reproduce,
respire and does not require energy.
 Enlist the characters of living organisms.
(Can you recall? TB Pg. No. 1)
Ans. There are seven characteristics of living organisms such
as –
1. They show growth and development.
2. They need food, air and water for their survival.
3. They respire, i.e. release energy from food substances
in living cells.
4. They can show movement by themselves.
5. They have a definite life span.
6. They can reproduce and multiply.
7. They have the ability to sense and respond to
external stimuli.
 Whether all organism are similar? Justify your
answer. (Can you recall? TB Pg. No. 1)
Ans. 1. All organisms have been evolved from few common
ancestors.
2. This means that all organisms are related but has
changed to adapt to their environment.
3. Biodiversity is essential to maintain the ecological
stability.
4. The extent of complexity and density of biodiversity
can be regarded as a measure of health of an ecosystem.
 How can we study large number of organisms at a
glance? (Can you tell? TB Pg. No. 1)
Ans. 1. Classification helps to study a large number of
organisms at a glance.
2. Systematic classification helps in the arranging the
organisms in sets or groups on the basis of their
similarities and/or differences.
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3. Restoration of the habitat in your community.
4. Hunting should be banned or regulated.
5. Over exploitation of natural resources must be avoided.
6. Maintain the policy of 3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle.
7. Consume organic foods.
8. Donate to conservation efforts.
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 Whether all organisms prepare their own food?
(Can you tell? TB Pg. No. 1)
Ans. 1. No, all organisms cannot prepare their own food.
2. Autotrophs are the organisms who prepare their own
food using light, carbon dioxide, water and other
chemicals.
3. But, heterotrophs cannot do the same; they depend
on autotrophs for their survival.
 Which feature can be considered as all inclusive
characteristic of life? Why? (Can you tell? TB Pg. No. 1)
Ans. All the living organisms respond to thermal, chemical or
biological changes in the surrounding. Thus, response
to stimuli is considered as the unique property of living
beings.
 Can metabolic reactions demonstrated in a test tube
(called ‘in vitro’ tests) be called living?
(Think about it. TB Pg. No. 1)
Ans. 1. Any kind of metabolic reactions demonstrated
outside the body of the organism which is performed
in a test tube is not considered as living or non-
living.
2. These can be considered as living reactions which
occur outside the cellular organization of the body.
3. Cellular organization is considered as defining
feature of life forms.
 Nowadays patients are declared ‘brain dead’ and are
on life support. They do not show any sign of self-
consciousness. Are they living or non-living?
(Think about it. TB Pg. No. 1)
Ans. Yes, they are considered as living.
1. Those patients who are declared as ‘brain dead’ and
who are on life support are still living and require
nourishment and maintenance.
2. They are not conscious of its surrounding
environment. Thus, they will be not be capable of
responding to the external environmental stimuli.
3. The person is supported by machines for various
functions of the body. The person is otherwise
brain dead.
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4. Some of these patients never come back to normal
life. They can neither be called living nor non-living
or dead.
 What are the essentials of a good herbarium?
(Can you tell? TB Pg. No. 3)
Ans. 1. Herbaria are effective tools in taxonomic studies.
2. A herbarium is essentially dried plant specimen that
is pressed, treated and mounted on standard size
sheets in order to preserve it.
3. The main function of the herbarium is in the study of
plant taxonomy and geographic distribution.
4. Herbarium specimens are used to catalogue or
identify the flora of a particular area.
5. Also, herbarium specimens serve as a historical record
of change in vegetation over the period of time.
 Why should we visit botanical gardens, museums and
zoo? (Can you tell? TB Pg. No. 3)
Ans. 1. Botanical garden maintains the living collection of
plants for purpose of research and education.
2. Most of the biological museums in educational
institutions serve as a reference hub of biodiversity
studies. One can also find systematic collections of
shells, skeletons of animals, insect boxes.
3. In case of zoo, it provides a platform to study food
habits and behaviour of animals.
 Did Bauxite mining in Western Ghats affect critically
endangered species like – Black Panther, different
Ceropegia spp., Eriocanlon spp.?
(Find Out. TB Pg. No. 4)
Ans. 1. Western Ghats is the one of the most biodiverse
regions of the country.
2. Western Ghats serves as home to various wildlife
such as Black Panther, leopard, bison, deer, etc.
3. The bauxite mining has causes several environmental
impact on the natural habitat of the organisms living
in that area.
4. The bauxite dust released during the mining creates
several negative impacts on the habitat of these
organisms.
5. Thus, on the basis of several impact studies, it can
be concluded that, bauxite mining has negatively
affected the populations of Black Panther, different
Ceropegia spp., Eriocanlon spp., etc.
 What is ‘ex-situ’ and ‘in-situ’ conservation?
(Can you tell? TB Pg. No. 3)
Ans. Refer US Pg. No. 3 Q. 3 (E)
 Laws to protect and conserve biodiversity in India.
(Find Out. TB Pg. No. 4)
Ans. 1. Environment Protection Act, 1986
2. Biological Diversity Act, 2002
3. Forest Conservation Act, 1980
4. Wildlife protection Act, 1972
5. Indian Forests Act, 1927
 Environmental effects of ambitious projects like
connecting rivers or connecting cities by constructing
roads. (Find Out. TB Pg. No. 4)
Ans. Some environmental effects are :
1. It leads to deforestation.
2. Various natural resources are used and destroyed
while carrying out such projects.
3. Natural ecosystem of many plants and animals are
destroyed.
4. It leads to pollution of air, water and land.

Some major Botanical Gardens of the world are:

 Main Botanical garden Moscow. Largest garden, spread over an area of 900 acres.
 Bundes garden, Vienna. It is spread over an area of 400 acres.
 Royal Botanical Garden, Kew London: it has an area of 300 acres but grows a very large number of plants.
 Kebun Raya (Botanical Garden) Bojor Java. Spread over an area of 200 acres, the garden has section with
virgin rain forest.
 Indian Botanical Garden Sibpur, Kolkata. It is the largest botanical garden of Asia spread over 273 acres which is famous for
its Great Banyan tree, Palm house, Succulent Plants, Indian Grasses etc.

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IMPORTANT NON-TEXTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
I. Define the Terms
 Metabolism: It can be defined as a life sustaining reactions
operating inside living organisms. Metabolism includes
two processes, breaking of molecules (catabolism) and
making of new molecules (anabolism).
 Herbarium: A herbarium is essentially a dried plant
specimen that is pressed, treated and mounted on standard
size sheet in order to preserve it.
 Museums: These are places where, collection of preserved
plants and animal specimens are kept. Plant and animal
specimens may be preserved in formalin in transparent jars.
 Taxidermy: Larger animals like mammals and birds are
usually stuffed and preserved. This science is known as
taxidermy.
 Biodiversity: It is the degree of variations of life forms
in an ecosystem. It is essential for maintaining ecological
stability.
 Label: It is the information given at the lower right corner
of a herbarium sheet.
 Flora: It is the plant life occurring in a particular area
on time.
 Monograph: It describes any one selected biological
group.
 Key: It is a taxonomical aid used for classification of
plants and animals. The keys are based on contrasting
characters.
 Sacred grove: When plants from any forest locality are
conserved on the name of holy place it is called as sacred
grove. These are also called as sacred natural sites by
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Remember
It is used for the preservation of biological
specimens as it is a disinfectant germicide and
antiseptic in nature. It also prevents the bacterial growth
of the specimens from decaying.
II. Very Short Answer Questions
1. What is the difference between a monograph and a
manual?
Ans. A monograph describes any one selected biological group
whereas a manual provides information, keys about
identification of species found in a particular area.
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2. Name the largest botanical garden.
Ans. Botanical garden at Kew in England is known for
the largest collection of more than 30,000 specimens
(preserved plants) and more than 7 million herbaria.
Remember
The famous botanical gardens are at Kew
(England), Indian Botanical Garden, Howrah
(India) and at National Botanical Research Institute,
Lucknow (India).
III. Short Answer Questions
3. What are the preservation techniques for herbaria?
Ans. There are various preservation techniques. The most
common one is pressing and drying of plant material.
However, the succulent plants or plants unsuitable for
drying and pressing techniques are fixed in suitable
liquid preservatives like formaldehyde, acetic acid,
alcohol, etc.
4. Write a note on taxonomical aids.
Ans. 1. Taxonomical aids are the techniques, procedures
and stored information which are useful in the
identification and classification of organisms.
2. Herbarium, botanical gardens, museum, zoological
parks (zoo) and key are important tools used in
identification of plants and animals.
3. Flora, manuals, monographs and catalogue are some
other tools of maintaining biodiversity records.
5.
Give the importance of herbaria.
Ans.
The importance of herbaria are –
1. It preserves national, regional, local plant wealth.
2. It helps to carry out research programmes of
fundamental or of applied value.
3. It also facilitates exchange and loan of preserved
plant material for various purposes like exhibitions,
research, etc.
4. It fulfils public demand by supplying plant material
and giving scientific information regarding plants by
arranging training courses.
6. Write short note on ‘Key’.
Ans. 1. Key is a taxonomical aid used for classification of
plants and animals.
2. Each taxonomic category has a separate taxonomic
key. The keys are based on contrasting characters
(similarities or dissimilarities).
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Write a detailed account on conservation of biodiversity.
other rejected. Ans.
1. Biodiversity is the degree of variations of life forms
4. The statement in key is called a lead. in an ecosystem.
5. Normally keys are analytical in nature. 2. It is essential to maintain ecological stability.
3. Extent of complexity and density of biodiversity can
When plants from any forest locality be regarded as a measure of health of an ecosystem.
are conserved on the name of holy 4. Population explosion and over exploitation of
place it is called as sacred grove these resources has resulted in loss of biodiversity at an
also considered as sacred natural sites alarming rate.
by IUCN. 5. Conservation involves attempting to slow down,
stop or even reverse the loss in the natural habitat of
organisms. This is known as in-situ conservation.
IV. Long Answer Questions 6. Loss of one variety of organisms can affect the entire
ecosystem.
7.
Describe in detail the basic principles of life.
Ans.
Following are the basic principles of life – 9. How can we spot the difference between zoological
1. Living organisms require energy for survival. For parks and museums?
energy, it has to perform metabolism. Metabolism is
Ans. Zoological parks Museums
the breaking of molecules (catabolism) and making
1. They are generally known They are the places where
of new molecules (anabolism).
as zoo, where wild animals collections of preserved
2. From birth onwards, organisms show tendency of
are kept in captivity. plant and animals specimens
growth and development.
are kept.
3. Growth and development are not the processes
2. They are protected and Plants and animals
which have unlimited time span. At certain
care is taken to provide specimens may be
point of time, the molecules, organs, systems begin
conditions similar to their preserved in formalin in
to lose their effective working and become old.
natural habitat. transparent jars, which are
4. Life has to continue hence the organism tries to
labelled.
produce a young one like itself.
3. In a zoo, a naturalist can Larger animals like birds
5. As the body loses its capacity to perform metabolism,
study food habits and and mammals are usually
the organisms dies.
behaviour of animals. stuffed and preserved;
6. Any living beings respond to thermal, chemical, or
specimens in dried form,
biological changes in the surroundings.
shells, skeletons of animals,
insect boxes are found in a
museum.

Coral reefs are busy underwater ecosystems. Some people call them the “rainforests of the sea.” The corals look like rocks but
actually are animals. They have hard calcium carbonate skeletons like clams. They form a base for lots of other organisms to
live. You’ll find crabs, sea stars, worms, clams, sponges, jellies, sea turtles, and lots of fish. Coral reefs are complicated and
very fragile. They are easily affected by pollution.

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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Identify the biotic components from the following. 11. Biodiversity records are maintained through
(a) Microbes (b) Animals (a) Flora (b) Monographs
(c) Plants (d) All of the above (c) Manuals (d) All of the above
2. Which of the following are parts of metabolism? 12.
Who among the following explored the biodiversity of
(a) Catabolism (b) Anabolism Western Ghats?
(c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of the above (a) P. G. Patwardhan
3.
Which of the following statements are true regarding (b) S. P. Agharkar
principles of life? (c) Dr. Annandale
(a) Organisms show tendency of growth and development (d) None of the above
(b) As the body loses its capacity to perform metabolism, 13.
Taxonomical aid used for classification of plants and
the organism dies animals
(c) Organisms produce young one like itself (a) Key (b) Herbarium
(d) All of the above (c) Taxidermy (d) None of the above
4. Pitton de Tournefort coined the word ________ in the 14. Zoological parks do not hold true with
book ‘Elements’. (a) Protected environment
(a) Metabolism (b) Herbarium (b) Learning food habits and behaviour of animals
(c) Catabolism (d) Museum (c) Conditions similar to natural habitat
5. First botanical garden of the world was established by (d) Pet animals are also kept there under human care
(a) Pitton de Tournefort 15.
Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same
(b) Luca Ghini species if they
(c) P. G. Patwardhan (a) Have more than 90 percent similar genes
(d) None of the above (b) Can reproduce freely and form seeds
(c) Same number of chromosomes
6. Biodiversity is essential for maintaining
(d) Look similar and possess identical secondary
(a) Ecological stability
metabolites
(b) Genetic drift
(c) Both (a) & (b) 16.
Which one of the taxonomic aids can give comprehensive
(d) None of the above account of complete compiled information of any one
genus or family at a particular time?
7. Loss of biodiversity are mainly due to
(a) Taxonomic key (b) Flora
(a) Over exploitation
(c) Herbarium (d) Monograph
(b) Population explosion
(c) Both (a) & (b) 17. Practical purpose of taxonomy or classification
(d) None of the above (a) To know the evolutionary history
(b) Explain the origin of organisms
8.
Plants and animal specimens are preserved in which
(c) Facilitate the identification of unknown species
chemical?
(d) Identification of medicinal plants
(a) Formalin (b) Gelatine
(c) Nitric acid (d) Acetic acid 18. Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam?
(a) Equistem (b) Gingko
9. Which helps naturalists to study the food habits and
(c) Marchantia (d) Cedrus
behaviour of animals?
(a) Botanical garden (b) Zoo 19. Herbarium does not account which of the following statement?
(c) Herbarium (d) All of the above (a) Store house of collected plant specimen
(b) Plant specimen are dried, pressed and preserved
10.
Which of the following is the ecological assemblage
(c) Arrangement of sheets is according to local
of species that form self-sustaining communities on
system of classification
degraded or barren landscape?
(d) These specimen over sheets are store house for
(a) Zoo
future use
(b) Biodiversity parks
(c) Biological Museum 20. One of the largest herbarium is located in
(d) None of the above (a) Kew (b) Geneva
(c) Berlin (d) Sweden
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21. Herbarium sheet gives information about

31. The standard size of herbarium sheets is :
(a) Date and place of collection only
(a) 11.5” × 16.5’’
(b) English and local names only
(b) 15.5’’ × 16.5’’
(c) Collector’s name only
(c) 18.5’’ × 10.5’’
(d) Not a single option with correct information
(d) 20.5’’ × 21.5’’
22. In five kingdom system, the main basis of classification is
(a) Habitat 32.
Botanical gardens and zoological parks have a collection
(b) Nutrition of
(c) Structure of nucleus (a) endemic living species only
(d) Reproduction (b) exotic living species only
(c) endemic and exotic living species
23.
One of the most important functions of botanical gardens
(d) only local plants and animals
is that
(a) One can observe tropical plants there 33. Arboretum is a part of botanical gardens where
(b) They provide the natural habitat for wild life (a) bonsai are made
(c) They allow ex-situ conservation of germplasm (b) beautification is done
(d) They provide a beautiful area for recreation (c) plams are grown
(d) big trees are cultivated in form of forests
24. All living organisms are linked to one another because
(a) They have common genetic material of the same type 34. Plants of Botanical Gardens are labelled with
(b) They share common genetic material but to varying (a) Botanical and local name
degrees (b) Botanical name and family
(c) All have common cellular organization (c) Botanical name and class
(d) All of above (d) Botanical name and scientist’s name
25. Which is a defining characteristic of living organisms? 35. Biological Museums have collection of
(a) Growth (a) Only plants
(b) Reproduction (b) Only animals specimen
(c) Response to external stimuli (c) Both a and b
(d) All the above (d) Animals, plants and microbes in laminar hood
26. What is wrong with respect to Key a taxanomical aid? 36. The biological concept of species is mainly based on
(a) Each statement in the key is called a lead (a) Morphological feature
(b) A single key works for each taxonomic category (b) Morphology and method of reproduction
(c) Keys are analytical in nature (c) Method of reproduction only
(d) Used for Identification purposes (d) Reproductive isolation
27. Botanical gardens are significant because they provide 37. Key is used for-
(a) Natural habitat to wildlife (a) Nomenclature of plants
(b) Beautiful area for recreation (b) Nomenclature of plants and animals
(c) Ex-situ conservation of germ plasm (c) Identification of plants and animals
(d) Repository of tropical plants (d) Identification of animals
28. Hot spots of biodiversity are areas, where 38. Taxonomic key is one of the taxonomic tools in the
(a) maximum number of fauna are found identification and classification of plants and animals. It
(b) maximum natural resources are found is used in the preparation of
(c) maximum number of flora are found (a) Monographs (b) Flora
(d) maximum diversity is found (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
39. Monographs can be used as
29.
Which of the following match is incorrect with respect to
(a) Recording descriptions
museum?
(b) Correct Identification
(a) Insects: Collected, Killed and Pinned
(c) Both a and b
(b) Birds and mammals: stuffed and preserved
(d) None of the above
(c) Animal specimen: jars filled with preservative solution
(d) Plants: always live form 40. According to IUCN ........... species in Kew, Royal
Botanic Garden are rare, threatened and endangered.
30. National Botanical Research Institute is located in
(a) 50 (b) 1500
(a) Shimla (b) Dehradun
(c) 2700 (d) 3000
(c) Howrah (d) Lucknow
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41. Which one of the following is not a correct statement? 45.

The common fungicide used in preventing growth of
(a) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved fungus on herbarium specimens is
plant specimens (a) Copper sulphate
(b) Botanical gardens have collection of living plants (b) Lime
for reference (c) Mercuric chloride
(c) A museum has collection of photographs of plants (d) Both a and b
and animals
46. The largest collection of herbarium in India is
(d) Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens
(a) Central National Herbarium, Kolkata
42. Which of the following does not come under taxon? (b) Southern Circle Herbarium, Coimbatore
(a) Species (b) Kingdom (c) Central Circle Herbarium, Allahabad
(c) Division (d) Key (d) Blatter Herbarium, Mumbai
43.
Which taxonomic aid gives comprehensive account of 47. Keys are required for
complete compiled information of genus or family at a (a) Phylogenetic classification
particular time? (b) Natural classification
(a) Taxonomic key (b) Herbarium (c) Identification of organisms
(c) Monograph (d) Flora (d) Both b and c
44. Place of keeping and studying dry plants is
(a) Arboretum (b) Museum
(c) Vasculum (d) Herbarium

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