NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
What is the purpose of seed banks?
Options
- ATo preserve gametes
- BTo fertilize eggs
- CTo preserve seeds of different genetic strains of commercially important plants
- DTo propagate plants
Correct answer
C. To preserve seeds of different genetic strains of commercially important plants
Step-by-step solution
– 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. Zoological parks, botanical gardens and wildlife safari parks serve this purpose. There are many animals that have become extinct in the wild but continue to be maintained in zoological parks. In recent years ex situ conservation has advanced beyond keeping threatened species in enclosures. Now gametes of threatened species can be preserved in v