ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
Question
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Taman negara
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Jungle
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Botanical garden
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ex-situ conservation: In this type of conservation the wildlife and fauna are conserved outside their natural habitat in man-made or artificial habitats. For example botanical gardens, and zoological gardens. Hence, the botanical garden is an example of in-situ conservation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: Ex situ conservation is the conservation of areas outside their natural habitat. Botanical gardens, zoological parks, seed banks, cryopreservation, field gene banks, etc. are examples of it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Botanic gardens make a significant contribution to ex situ conservation of wild species with more than a third of plant species represented in botanic gardens collections. These collections are a combination of living collection and seed banked material.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of ex-situ conservation of biodiversity include aquariums, botanical gardens, cryopreservation, DNA banks, zoos, etc.
Detailed explanation-5: -A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research and education.