Which of following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India ?

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13.Biodiversity and Conservation

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Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India ?

Banyan and black duck

Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda

Tamarind and rhesus monkey

Cinchona and leopard

(AIPMT-2006)

Solution

(b) : An endangered species is a living organism in danger of disappearing from the face of the earth if it is not protected and its situation is not improved. Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) and Bentinckia nicobarica are endangered organisms of India. The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) faces problems with human encroachment into its habitat. Bentinckia nicobarica is a fast growing, slender and elegant, pinnate palm from the Nicobar Islands in the Andaman Sea, North of Sumatra.

Standard 12

Biology