The type of conservation in which the threatened species are taken out from their natural habitat and placed in special setting when they can he protected and given special care is called (NEET 2024)
Answer: (A) Biodiversity conservation. Answer: (a) Biodiversity conservation Solution: The stem describes ex-situ conservation, in which threatened species are taken out of their natural habitat and placed in a special setting where they can be protected and given special care (zoos, botanical gardens, safari parks).
- A.Biodiversity conservation✓
- B.Semi-conservative method
- C.Sustainable development
- D.in-situ conservation
Correct Answer
(A) Biodiversity conservation
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (a) Biodiversity conservation Solution: The stem describes ex-situ conservation, in which threatened species are taken out of their natural habitat and placed in a special setting where they can be protected and given special care (zoos, botanical gardens, safari parks). However, the option set offers no 'ex-situ conservation' choice; option (d) is in-situ (the opposite), so by elimination the printed key (a) Biodiversity conservation is treated as the answer. Caution: the option set is ambiguous/internally inconsistent because the correct concept (ex-situ) is absent, so this question should be flagged as a probable misprint. NCERT: NCERT Class XII Biology, Ch 13 Biodiversity and Conservation, p.225, lines 16-18: "Ex situ Conservation- In this approach, 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."