Question

Name the type of biodiversity represented by the following:
(a) 50,000 different strains of rice in India.
(b) Estuaries and alpine meadows in India.

Answer 1

Explanation:

For 50,000 different strains of rice in India is genetic diversity and For estuaries and alpine meadows in India is ecological diversity.

Answer 2

Type of Biodiversity represented by the following is

a) 50,000 different strains of rice in India represent genetic diversity.

b) Estuaries and alpine meadows in India are ecological diversity.

• The diversity within species is called genetic diversity. For example, rice is the major crop in India.

• In India, we have so many varieties of rice. Local varieties of rice have developed from their wild progenitors under natural and human selection.

• This will result in a high level of genetic diversity.

• Ecological biodiversity is a type of diversity. The variation of the ecosystems is known as ecological diversity.