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BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationLoss of BiodiversityEasy2 minPYQ_2020
BotanyEasysingle choice

Select the combination that shows the correct place for the recently extinct animals.

Column IColumn II
(I)Dodo(i)Russia
(II)Quagga(ii)Australia
(III)Thylacine(iii)Africa
(IV)Steller’s sea cow(iv)Mauritius

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

Dodo, endemic to island of Mauritius, is a type of bird that could not fly. It got extinct by1662. Quagga, a type of zebra like animal, got extinct by19thcentury. It was known to live in South Africa. Thylacine, considered tobe one of the largest carnivorous marsupial, was indigenous to Tasmania from Australia. Stellar's sea cow, called so as it was described by Georg Wilhem Stellar, was predominant in the Bering sea between Alaska and Russia. It was extinct around 18th century.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Biodiversity and its ConservationSubtopic:Loss of Biodiversity
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