Biodiversity And Conservation, loss of biodiversity

Question 0

Acc to IUCN red list 2004, no of extinct species in past 500 years is

Answer 0

784

Question 1

Colonisation of tropical pacific islands has led to

Answer 1

Extinction of 2000 bird species

Question 2

No of extinct species of vertebrates

Answer 2

338

Question 3

No of extinct species of invertebrates

Answer 3

359 species

Question 4

No of extinct species of plants

Answer 4

87

Question 5

Extinction from Mauritius

Answer 5

Dodo

Question 6

Extinction from Africa

Answer 6

Quagga

Question 7

Extinction from Australia

Answer 7

Thylacine

Question 8

Extinction from Russia

Answer 8

Stellar sea cow

Question 9

Name the extinct subspecies of tigers

Answer 9

Bali
Javan
Caspian

Question 10

No of species that have disappeared in last 20 years

Answer 10

27

Question 11

No of species facing threat of extinction

Answer 11

15,000

Question 12

Most vulnerable species to extinction

Answer 12

Amphibians

Question 13

Threat of extinction - bird

Answer 13

12%

Question 14

Threat of extinction amphibians

Answer 14

32%

Question 15

Threat of extinction gymnosperms

Answer 15

31%

Question 16

Threat of extinction mammals

Answer 16

22%

Question 17

Current species extinction rate

Answer 17

100-1000 times faster compared to presumably era