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Biodiversity conservation
Concepts tested here
- Ex situ conservation
All Questions
2010 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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Which one of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?In situ (on-site) conservation protects species in their natural habitats: biosphere reserves, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and sacred groves.
Ex situ (off-site) conservation takes threatened plants and animals out of their natural habitat and keeps them in special settings where they can be protected and given special care.
Examples of ex situ conservation: zoological parks, botanical gardens, wildlife safari parks, cryopreservation of gametes, tissue culture and seed banks.
Hence the seed bank is an example of ex situ conservation.