Which of the following represents an ex-situ (off-site) biodiversity conservation strategy?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Botanical gardens, Zoological parks, and Cryopreservation seed banks
- In-situ (on-site): protecting endangered species within their natural ecosystem (e.g., National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Sacred Groves),
- Ex-situ (off-site): removing threatened animals and plants from their natural habitat and placing them in human-managed settings where they can be protected and bred.
- Ex-situ (off-site): removing threatened animals and plants from their natural habitat and placing them in human-managed settings where they can be protected and bred.
- Step 1: Biodiversity conservation strategies are classified as:
- Step 2: Classic examples of ex-situ conservation include zoological parks, botanical gardens, wildlife safari parks, tissue culture germplasm collections, and cryopreservation of gametes/seeds in liquid nitrogen.
Answer
Botanical gardens, Zoological parks, and Cryopreservation seed banks
Why not the others: 'National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries', 'Biosphere Reserves and Sacred Groves', and 'Ramsar Wetland sites and Tiger Reserves' are all in-situ conservation reserves.
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