Question

C. Very Short Answer Type Questions
1. Which International body maintains the Red Data Book?
2. Where was the first national park established in India?
3. Name different zones of a biosphere reserve.
4. Name the bird which has most recently become extinct.
5. What are described as nature's lungs?​

Answer 1

1. With its strong scientific base, the IUCN Red List is recognized as the most authoritative guide to the status of biological diversity.

2. Corbett National Park

It is India's oldest national park. Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.

3. Three Zones: Core, Buffer and Transition

To carry out the complementary activities of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, biosphere reserves are traditionally organized into three interrelated zones, known as the core area, the buffer zone, and a transition zone or 'area of cooperation.

4. Alagoas foliage-gleaner (Philydor novaesi) — Known from just two sites in Brazil, this bird was last seen in 2011 and was declared extinct in 2019 following the destruction of its habitats by logging, charcoal production and conversion to agriculture.

5. forests are called natures lung because they exchange and takes out carbondioxide from the atmosphere and increases the amount of oxygen in atmosphere. by removing carbon dioxide they reduces the green house effect and makes the environment pleasant and cool.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book), founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.
2. It is India's oldest national park. Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.
3. Three Zones: Core, Buffer and Transition
4. To carry out the complementary activities of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, biosphere reserves are traditionally organized into three interrelated zones, known as the core area, the buffer zone, and a transition zone or 'area of cooperation.
5. Alagoas foliage-gleaner (Philydor novaesi) — Known from just two sites in Brazil, this bird was last seen in 2011 and was declared extinct in 2019 following the destruction of its habitats by logging, charcoal production and conversion to agriculture.
6. forests are called natures lung because they exchange and takes out carbondioxide from the atmosphere and increases the amount of oxygen in atmosphere.