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What is the purpose of ex situ conservation?

Options

  1. ATo protect species at risk of extinction in the wild.
  2. BTo protect a specific region's biodiversity.
  3. CTo save the entire ecosystem.
  4. DTo address global conservation problems.

Correct answer

A. To protect species at risk of extinction in the wild.

Step-by-step solution

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. However, when there are situations where an animal or plant is endangered or threatened (organisms facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future) and needs urgent measures to save it from extinction, ex situ (off site) conservation is the desirable approach.

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