In situ conservation refers to:
Answer: (A) Protect and conserve the whole ecosystem. Answer: (A) Protect and conserve the whole ecosystem.
- A.Protect and conserve the whole ecosystem✓
- B.Conserve only high risk species
- C.Conserve only endangered species
- D.Conserve only extinct species
Correct Answer
(A) Protect and conserve the whole ecosystem
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (A) Protect and conserve the whole ecosystem. Solution: In situ (on site) conservation means protecting the entire ecosystem so that biodiversity at all levels is conserved - 'we save the entire forest to save the tiger.' It is not limited to only high-risk, endangered or extinct species; targeting individual threatened species off-site is the ex situ approach. NCERT: NCERT Class XII Biology, Ch 13 Biodiversity and Conservation, p.224, lines 22-24: "When we conserve and protect the whole ecosystem, its biodiversity at all levels is protected - we save the entire forest to save the tiger. This approach is called in situ (on site) conservation."
