NEET 2026 (Phase 1) · BiologyWhy conserve biodiversityPrevious Year Question
Exploration of molecular, genetic and species level diversity for novel products of economic importance is known as:
Answer: (D) Bioprospecting. Answer: (4) Bioprospecting.
- A.Biopiracy
- B.Bioenergetics
- C.Bioremediation
- D.Bioprospecting✓
Correct Answer
(D) Bioprospecting
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (4) Bioprospecting. [option D] Solution: Bioprospecting is the exploration of molecular, genetic and species-level diversity for products of economic importance, a narrowly utilitarian reason to conserve biodiversity. Biopiracy (1) is the unauthorized exploitation of bioresources/traditional knowledge, bioenergetics (2) concerns energy flow in organisms, and bioremediation (3) uses organisms to clean up pollutants - none fit the definition. NCERT: NCERT Class XII Biology, Ch 13 Biodiversity and Conservation, p.223, lines 42-43: "'bioprospecting' (exploring molecular, genetic and species-level diversity for products of economic importance)".
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