NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
Which of the following statements regarding biodiversity conservation is correct?
Options
- ABiodiversity hotspots are designated for ex-situ conservation of regions with high species richness and low en
- BZoological parks serve as in-situ conservation areas where threatened animals are kept in natural environments
- CSacred groves in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya represent an in-situ conservation strategy.
- DSeed banks are an in-situ method used to conserve seeds of commercially important plants.
Correct answer
C. Sacred groves in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya represent an in-situ conservation strategy.
Step-by-step solution
Sacred groves in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya represent an in-situ (on-site) conservation strategy where tracts of forest are set aside, and all the trees and wildlife within are venerated and given total protection. This makes the statement about sacred groves correct. The other statements are incorrect: Biodiversity hotspots are regions with very high levels of species richness and high degree of endemism (species confined to that region and not found anywhere else), and they are an in-situ conservati