Botany - Biodiversity and its Conservation Question with Solution | TestHub
In the following, in each set, a conservation approach and an example of a method of conservation are given
(a) In situ conservation-Biosphere Reserve
(b) Ex situ conservation-Sacred groves
(c) In situ conservation-Seed bank
(d) Ex situ conservation-Cryopreservation
Select the option with a correct match of approach and method:
NEET 2020 (Phase 2)
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In-situ conservation: The In–situ strategies emphasis protection of whole ecosystem. Examples are national parks, wild life sancturies, biosphere reserves and sacred grooves.
Ex-situ conservation: In this type of conservation strategies, threatened animals and plants are taken out from their natural habitat and placed in special setting where they can be protected and given special care. Examples are seed bank, cryopreservation, botanical gardens, and zoological parks.
