Question

Read the given statement with one or two blanks and select the option which correctly fills the blanks of any two statements.
a) ____________ is being maintained by _____________ which is now known as World Conservation Union.
b) ____________ is a specified land area in which multiple uses of land is permitted for preserving biodiversity.
c) _____________ are species which are likely to move to____________ category in near future, if causative factors continue to operate.
d) ______________ are those specific regions of mega – biodiversity nations which have large numbers of ______________ species.
a) (a) – Red Data Book, IUCN; (c) – Vulnerable, endangered
b) (c) – Endangered, rare; (d) – Hot spots, extinct
c) (b) – Biosphere reserve; (d) – National park, exotic
d) (a) - Red Data Book, WWF; (b) – Wildlife sanctuary

Answer 1

Hint The red data book is the book in which the documentation of rare species and threatened and endangered species of flora and fauna are kept. Many species of fungi are also included in this book. The red data book contains three types of pages for three types of species which are red, pink, and green.

Complete answer:
The red data book is the book which is maintained by the IUCN (International Union for the conservation of nature) which is now known as the World Conservation Union. It is a book in which documentation of various threatened, endangered and extinct species is mentioned of various plants, animals, and fungi. It contains red, pink, and green pages which symbolize in danger and near extinction, critically endangered and previously endangered now recovered respectively. Vulnerable species are those species which may get endangered if their living conditions are not changed. The vulnerable species usually have threatening living conditions and their reproduction rate is less. The vulnerability of a species is when they face the destruction of their habitat or a huge number of their population gets destroyed. The Biosphere Reserves are the areas where sustainable development can be practiced which means it is a protected land area where the wildlife is protected along with the use of the forest resources that can take place.

So, the answer is ‘(a) – Red Data Book, IUCN; (c) – Vulnerable, endangered’.

Note: The wildlife needs to be protected from getting threatened as it may lead to an imbalance in the ecosystem. The absence of a species can have a huge effect on the organisms associated with it. In order to protect them, strict rules should be enforced as well as awareness should be raised in order to protect them.