Honey bees collect ectar and pollen from about 500 wild and cultivated plant species including:

Related Mcqs:

1. Exotic species, which brought for plantation from some other country to our country or even from one ecosystem to other ecosystem are called, as exotic species like:

   A. Pinus nigra – Japan
   B. Euralyptus – Australia
   C. Polunia – China
   D. All of the above

2. The species characteristics are an expression of the genetic make up of an animal species influencing the extend and nature of ______.

   A. Home range, breeding season
   B. Longevity, territory and the niche
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

3. Honey from trees is how obtained:

   A. Rearing of bees for honey is a very lucrative income generating industry
   B. Well suited to the way of life of the rural population and a very useful source of much needed additional income to the farmer
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

4. A large variety of wild fruits and nuts is obtained from the:

   A. Coniferous forests
   B. Foot-hills
   C. Irrigated plantations
   D. Desert areas
   E. All of the above

5. The approximate number of plant species, according to WCMC, that have become extinct in the last four centuries:

   A. 834
   B. 483
   C. 533
   D. 384

6. A taxon facing high risk of extinction in the wild is identified as:

   A. Endangered
   B. Critically endangered
   C. Vulnerable
   D. None of these

7. What is the major cause of diminishing wild life?

   A. Cannibalism
   B. Habitat destruction
   C. Felling of trees
   D. Paucity of drinking water

8. Thar Desert supports a fair population of _____ is found only here in the wild state:

   A. Chinkara gazella
   B. Peacock
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

9. Vast Indus food plains have been cleared of natural vegetation to grow crops. Very little wildlife habitat has been left. Only the animals like ______ and the wild hare occur in these areas:

   A. Jackal, Mangoose
   B. Jungle Cat, Civet Cat
   C. Sclay Ant Earter, Desert Cat
   D. All of the above

10. Different kinds of wild animals have been named in the:

    A. Bible
    B. Isaiah (7:24)
    C. Solomon (2:12)
    D. Moses Law (Deureronomy (22:6)
    E. All of the above