Conservation Of Plants And Animals Book Back Questions 8th Science Lesson 22
8th Science Lesson 22
22] Conservation Of Plants And Animals
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Chipko Movement is primarily a forest conservation movement. The word “Chipko” means “to Stick” or “to hug”. Sunderlal Bahuguna was the founder of this movement. It was started in 1970s with the aim of protecting and conserving trees and preserving forest from being destroyed.
Long distance travel by birds to escape severe environmental conditions is called migration. Many birds and many other animals migrate long distances during unfavourable season. Siberian Crane migrates from Siberia to India during winters to escape harsh conditions in Siberia and to get comfortable conditions and food in India. Siberian crane, on an average can travel 200 miles in a single day.
Amazon forest is the largest rain forest in the world, located in Brazil. It covers 6000000 square km. it helps to stabilize the earth’s climate and slow global warming by fixing Co2, and producing 20% of the world’s oxygen in the process. It has about 390 billion trees. It is the lungs of the planet.
The term social forestry was first used in 1976 by the then National Commission on Agriculture, Government of India. It means the management and protection of forests and afforestation on barren land with the purpose of helping the environment, social and rural development. It is to raise the plantations thereby reducing the pressure on the traditional forest area.
Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya in the year 1977. GBM has planted over 51 million trees in Kenya. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004.
Each year, 22nd May is celebrated as World Biodiversity Day. Biodiversity is a term used to describe the different plants, animals, marine life, microorganisms, insects, habitats, ecosystem etc. that make our plant so unique and so fascinating.
Yeoman Butterfly has been declared state butterfly of Tamil Nadu. This species is endemic to Western Ghats. It is among 32 butterfly species found in Western Ghats.
At one-time Dinosaur, ferns and some gymnosperms were wide spread on the earth, may be due to shortage of space and food or due to climatic change.
Planting the native trees like Neem tree, Umbrella tree and Banyan tree in our surrounding will be helpful for the animals. Many birds and animals find shelter in those trees.
WWF-World Wildlife Fund. ZSI-Zoological survey of India. BRP-Biosphere Reserve Programme. CPCB-Central Pollution Control Board. IUCN-International Union for Conservation of Nature.
World Wildlife Day is observed on March 3rd every year.
The oldest zoo is Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, established in the year 1759. In India the first Zoo was established in Barrachpur in the year 1800.
Blue cross was founded to care for working horses on the streets of London, UK. It opened its first animal hospital, in Victoria, London, on 15 May 1906.
Dr.K. Sakhila Banu, a scientist from Texas A&M University, USA has found out that the water contaminated by chromium metal induces infertility in female species and also causes oxidative stress in the human placenta which could affect the growth of the baby. She is from Pudupattinam Village in Ramnad district, Tamil Nadu.
Choose the best answers:
1. The plants found in a particular area are known as __________
(a) Fauna
(b) Flora
(c) Endemic
(d) Rare
2. Deforestation means _________
(a) Cleaning of forest
(b) To grow plants
(c) To look after plants
(d) None of these.
3. The Red Data Book gives a list of _____________
(a) Endemic species
(b) Extinct species
(c) Natural Species
(d) None of these
4. Institute conservation is _______________
(a) Off site conservation
(b) On site conservation
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
5. Wildlife protection act was implemented in _________
(a) 1986
(b) 1972
(c) 1973
(d) 1971
Fill in the blanks:
1. WWF stands for __________
2. The animal found in a particular area is known as _________
3. Red Data Book is maintained by ____________
4. Mudhumalai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in _________ district.
5. _____________ is observed as “world Wildlife Day”.
Match the following:
Gir National Par – Madhya Pradesh
Sundarabans National Park – Uttara Khand
Indira Gandhi National Park – West Bengal
Corbett National Park – Gujarat
Kanha National Park – Tamil Nadu
Answers:
Choose the best answers:
1. endemic 2. cleaning of forest 3. Threatened species 4. on site conservation 5.1972
Fill in the blanks:
1. World Wildlife Fund 2. Endemic 3. IUCN 4. Nilgiris 5. March 3
Match the following:
1.Gir National Park- Gujarat
2.Sundarabans National Park- West Bengal
3.Indira Gandhi National Park- Tamil Nadu
4.Corbett National Park- Uttara Khand
5.Kanha National Park- Madhya Pradesh