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The colonisation of tropic pacific islands by humans have ' resulted in the extinction ' of more than _______________ species of native birds

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2,000

B

3

C

4500

D

1000

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  2. The IUCN . Red list ( 2004 ) documents the extinction of ( A ) species...

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  4. Which of the following has undergone recent extinctions ?

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  5. Following mass extinctions , recovery to the same level of biodiversit...

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  6. Which of the following term includes all of the others ?

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  7. Which of the following groups is most , threatened by global extinctio...

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  8. Which term did Edward Osborne Wilson coin for our innate appreciation ...

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  9. We should care about loss in biodiversity in the populations of other ...

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  10. The most serious consequence of a decrease in global diversity would b...

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  11. The most direct threat to biodiversity is :

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  12. Introduced species can have deleterious effects on biological communit...

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  13. Agricultural lands frequently require nutrient augmentation because :

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  14. IUCN has its headquarters at :

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  15. Which among the following category is most threatened ?

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  16. Biodiversity act of India was passed in .

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  17. The Critically Endangered and vulnerable plant species are respectivel...

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  18. Arrange the following red - list categories provided by IUCN from high...

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  19. The headquarter of IUCN - Red list is in

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  20. The art of extracting metals from their ores is called ……………

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