Number of wild life is continuously decreasing. What is the main reason of this?
Predation
Cutting down of forests
Destruction of habitats
Hunting
More conservative and scientifically sound estimate made by Robert May places the global species diversity at about
How many species in the world are facing the threat of extinction?
Study the four statements $(i-iv)$ given below and select the two correct ones out of them.
$(i)$ A lion eating a deer and a sparrow feeding on grains are ecologically similar in being consumers.
$(ii)$ Predator star fish Pisaster helps in maintaining species diversity of some invertebrates.
$(iii)$ Predators ultimately lead to the extinction of prey species.
$(iv)$ Production of chemicals such as nicotine, strychnine by the plants are metabolic disorders.
The two correct statements are
The species area relationship is a straight line described by the equation
As estimated by Robert May, what is total number of species present on earth?