Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India ?
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Eastern Ghats
Aravalli Hills
Western Ghats
Explain as to how protection of biodiversity hot spots alone can reduce up to $30 \%$ of the current rate of species extinction.
One of the ex situ conservation method for endangered species is
The fast dwindling $....A... $$\;\%$ forest is estimated to produce $....B... $$\;\%$ percent of the total oxygen in earth’s atmosphere.
Choose correct option for sacred grooves.
$(I)$ Khasi and Jaintia hills in Meghalaya
$(II)$ Aravalli hills of Rajasthan
$(III)$ Western ghat regions of Karnataka and Maharashtra
$(IV)$ Chanda and Bastar area of Madhya Pradesh
Describe the consumptive use value of biodiversity as food, drugs and medicines, fuel and fiber with possible examples.