MHI-08: HISOTRY OF ECOLOGY IN INDIA
Course Code: MHI-08
Assignment Code: MHI-08/AST/TMA/2016-17
Total Marks: 100
Q.
8. Discuss the meaning and the importance of Bio-diversity.
Ans.
Diversity of nature and its biological wealth
is called biodiversity. It is generally defined as the number and variability
of all the life forms pertaining to plants, animals and microorganisms and the
ecological complex they inhabit. The term biodiversity refers to the entire
gamut of life forms, the relationship between plants and animals and other
living organisms. The importance of biodiversity acquires new dimensions in a
country like India where it meets the basic survival needs of a vast number of
people. About 65,000 species of animals live in India. In them 2,546 species
are of fishes, 1,228 species of birds, 5,000 species of animals, 40,000 species
of insects, 428 species of reptiles, 312 species of mammals and 204 species of
amphibians.
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