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BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationConcept and Levels of BiodiversityEasy2 minPYQ_2020
BotanyEasysingle choice
Fill in the blanks (i), (ii) and (iii) with the correct choice of words.
Biodiversity is a term popularised by sociobiologist ________(i)_______.
Medicinal plant _____(ii)_______ shows the genetic variation in terms of potency and concentration of __________(iii)________.
Options:
Answer:
C
Solution:
Sociobiologist Edward Wilson was the one who gave term biodiversity to describe diversity at all the levels of biological organization. The important ones are: genetic diversity, species diversity and ecological diversity. Raulwolfia vomitoria which is a medicinal plant shows genetic variation in terms of potency and concentration of chemical reserpine which is used for treatment of high blood pressure. Atropine is obtained Atropa belladona
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Biodiversity and its ConservationSubtopic:Concept and Levels of Biodiversity
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