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13.Biodiversity and Conservation
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More than $25\; \%$ of the drugs are derived from the plants. What benefits does this described?
A
Aesthetic value
B
Ethical value
C
Indirect economic value
D
Direct economic value
Solution
Humans derives countless direct economic benefits from the nature like food, firewood, fibre, construction material, industrial products and products of medicinal importance.
More than $25\; \%$ of the drugs currently sold in the market worldwide are derived from the plants and $25000$ species of the plants contributes to the traditional medicines used by native peoples around the world
Standard 12
Biology
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Match the columns :
| Column – $I$ | Column – $II$ |
| $(A)$ Endemism | $(i)$ Khasi and Jaintia hills Maghalaya |
| $(B)$ Hotspot of India | $(ii)$ Advanced ex-situ conservation. |
| $(C)$ Sacred groves | $(iii)$ Species found in particular area only. |
| $(D)$ Cryopreservation | $(iv)$ Zoological park and botanical garden. |
| $(E)$ Ex-situ conservation | $(v)$ Western ghats. |
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