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Biodiversity and Conservation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiodiversity and Conservation1 Mark
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For question two statements are given $-$ one labelled Assertion and the other labelled Reason. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes $(a), (b), (c)$ and $(d)$ as given below.
Assertion : Indiscriminate exploitation ofeconomically important wild plants may lead to their extinction.
Reason : Non $-$ conservation of their germplasm is responsible for this.
  • ✓
    Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B
    Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • C
    Assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
    Both assertion and reason are false.
✓

Answer

Correct option: A.
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
In Modern Era, a high yielding variety developed at one place is immediately distributed to all parts of the globe. Naturally the low yielding wild varieties are discarded.
The discarded wild varieties automatically disappear. They and their genes cannot be regained.

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