Question

Match List - I with List II

List I	List II
A. The Evil Quartet	III. Causes of biodiversity losses
B. Ex situ conservation	I. Cryopreservation
C. Lantana camara	II. Alien species invasion
D. Dodo	IV. Extinction

• A. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
• B. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
• C. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
• D. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
  %This option is repeated in original.

Hint:

Evil Quartet = Biodiversity loss.
Ex situ = Cryopreservation.
\textit{Lantana} = Invasive. Dodo = Extinct.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The Evil Quartet encompasses the drivers of biodiversity reduction: habitat destruction, excessive harvesting, introduced species proliferation, and co-extinctions. The most accurate designation is "Factors contributing to biodiversity decline" (III).
Conservation efforts undertaken beyond the species' native environment, such as freezing biological material, are termed Ex-situ conservation (I).
*Lantana camara* is classified as an invasive alien organism (II).
The Dodo represents a species that no longer exists (IV).