Assertion (A): | Genetic diversity serves as a way for populations to adapt to changing environments. |
Reason (R): | Genetic diversity is the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species. |
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
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Year-to-year variation shown by areas with more species is ................... with respect to areas with less species.
1. | less | 2. | more |
3. | same | 4. | absent |
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The active chemical drug reserpine is obtained from:
1. | Datura | 2. | Rauwolfia |
3. | Atropa | 4. | Papaver |
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Plants are an important source of medicines for human use. Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
|
PLANT |
MEDICINE |
1. |
Taxusbrevifolia |
Anticancer drug |
2. |
Cinchona officinalis |
Anti-malarial |
3. |
Rauwolfiaserpentina |
Anti-hypertensive |
4. |
Catharanthusroseus |
Anti-helminthic |
Organisms that are least likely to experience extinction over the long term are most likely to be found in:
1. | areas inhabited by humans | 2. | very stable habitats |
3. | desert | 4. | savanna |
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