This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Science > Conservation Of Plants And Animals > Class 8 Science Chapter 7 Conservation Of Plants And Animals – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 7 Conservation Of Plants And Animals Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Over use of resources is known as A) Over exploitation. B) Pollution. C) Deforestation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over exploitation. 2. ..... is the process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products. A) Composting. B) Reducing. C) Recycling. D) Repurposing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycling. 3. In which zone in biosphere reserve, is not allowed for human activities A) Crore zone. B) Transition zone. C) Buffer zone. D) Core zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Core zone. 4. Birds that travel long distances to overcome harsh conditions are known as ..... A) Migratory birds. B) Travelling birds. C) Endangered birds. D) Flying birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migratory birds. 5. Migratory birds fly far away during a particular period of time a year because A) Unavailability of food. B) Over crowding. C) Lack of nesting areas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unavailability of food. 6. Clearing of forests and using that land for other purposes A) Reforestation. B) Biology. C) Drought. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 7. Are Dinosaurs Endangered or Extinct? A) Endangered. B) Extinct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extinct. 8. The place meant for the conservation of biodiversity in their natural habitat are(i) Zoological garden(ii) Botanical garden(iii) Wildlife sanctuary(iv) National park A) Iiii. B) Iii & iv. C) I & II. D) I & IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iii & iv. 9. What do blackbuck, elephant, python and golden cat together represent in a forest? A) Flora. B) Fauna. C) Species. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fauna. 10. Re-establishment of forest on a land that was cleared for commercial/personal purpose is: A) Deforestation. B) Afforestation. C) Reforestation. D) Bio-forestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reforestation. 11. ..... is referred to as the variety of animals, plants and microbes generally found in an area. A) Flora. B) Extinct species. C) Fauna. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biodiversity. 12. Which of the following is a feature of afforestation? A) It leads to ecological imbalance. B) It decreases atmospheric temperature. C) It involves felling of trees. D) It increases soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It decreases atmospheric temperature. 13. When is International Day of Biological Diversity celebrated A) 22nd May. B) 12th May. C) 22nd March. D) 22nd June. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22nd May. 14. The plants found in a particular area are termed as A) Flora. B) Fauna. C) Species. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flora. 15. The species which are at the verge of the extinction A) Endemic. B) Extinct. C) Endangered. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endangered. 16. ..... act is aimed at preservation and conservation of natural forests and meeting the basic needs of the people living in or near the forests. A) The Forest Conservation Act. B) The Indian Conservation Act. C) The Indian Preservation Act. D) The Indian Preservation Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Forest Conservation Act. 17. Several non-destructive activities are observed in which zone A) Buffer zone. B) Transition zone. C) Transtion zone. D) Core zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transition zone. 18. Can carbon dioxide trap Sun's heat rays A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 19. Creation of wildlife reserves and endorsement of laws are conservation measures that promote increased A) Use of biological fertilisers. B) Use of biological control. C) Preservation of species. D) Exploitation of species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preservation of species. 20. Which one of the following statements is true about endemic species? A) They are found exclusively in a specific habitat. B) Endemic species can never become endangered. C) They are found only in zoos and botanical gardens. D) They are not affected by the destruction of their habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are found exclusively in a specific habitat. 21. Fauna indicates for A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Both plants and animals. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals. 22. Which of them is incorrect regarding the domestic consequences of Deforestation? A) It leads to decrease in rainfall and increases soil erosion. B) It results in global warming which leads to climatic change. C) It displaces the forest dwellers. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It results in global warming which leads to climatic change. 23. Variety of living organisms in a specific area is referred to as A) Desert. B) Biodiversity. C) Territory. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 24. Variety of organisms existing on the earth, their interrelationships and their relationship with the environment A) Biosphere. B) Biological reserve. C) Biodiversity. D) Biologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biodiversity. 25. Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary is located in A) Maharashtra. B) Odisha. C) Kerala. D) Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odisha. 26. We should save, reuse and recycle paper to save ..... A) Trees. B) Monuments. C) Aquatic animals. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees. 27. How long does it take for a plastic bag to decompose? A) Up to 1000 years. B) Up to 5 years. C) Never. D) Up to 5 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up to 1000 years. 28. Long skinny structures that help with cell structure/ support A) Cytoplasm. B) Lysosomes. C) Cell membrane. D) Cytoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cytoskeleton. 29. Identify the correctly matched pair from the following. A) Ranthambore-Lion. B) Sunderban-Rhino. C) Kauthama-Sea Turtle. D) Gear-lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gear-lion. 30. Deforestation leads to A) An increase in the temperature of the earth. B) Imbalance of O2 and CO2. C) Increase in rainfall. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 31. Which act was aimed at the preservation and conservation of natural forests in India? A) Prevention act. B) Forest Preservation Act. C) Biodiversity Act. D) Forest Conservation Ac. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forest Conservation Ac. 32. Kaziranga National Park has two-third of the world's deer A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 33. Which of the following is a wildlife sanctary? Which of the following is a wildlife sanctuary? A) Child technology. B) India gate. C) Taj Mahal. D) The boxcase mines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Child technology. 34. Which of these is NOT a cause of pollution? A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Forest fire. C) Afforestation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Afforestation. 35. Name the areas where animals are protected from any disturbance to them and their habitat. A) Beach. B) Biodiversity. C) Sanctuary. D) Palaces. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanctuary. 36. Species that are only found in a specific geographic area are ..... A) Biodiversity hot spot. B) Local species. C) Endemic. D) Introduced species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endemic. 37. Endangered Species no longer exist on Earth. True or False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. Collects, processes, and packages proteins for the cell A) Gogli apparatus. B) Smooth ER. C) Mitochondria. D) Rough is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gogli apparatus. 39. Migratory birds fly to far away areas every year during a particular time because of business trip. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 40. Dodo is an extinct species. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 41. An international body to study and assess the global conversation status of plants and animals species is A) WHO. B) UNICEF. C) WCU. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WCU. 42. The lake present in gayakwad bird sanctuary A) Milk ocean. B) Nath Sagar. C) Go. D) Ganga Sagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nath Sagar. 43. A major threat of survival of organisms like variety of plants and animal which exist on earth is due to ..... A) Desertification. B) Ecosystem. C) Deforestation. D) Both desertification and deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deforestation. 44. A place in environment where an organism lives is ..... A) Resort. B) Reservoir. C) Home. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat. 45. ALL THE NATURALLY OCCURRING, OR INDIGENOUS ANIMAL LIFE IN AN AREA A) FAUNA. B) FLORA. C) SPECIES. D) EXTINCT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FAUNA. 46. Dodo was found in A) Orissa. B) Mauritius. C) Australia. D) Morroco. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mauritius. 47. The part of the earth in which living organisms exists known as A) Biosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 48. Areas where animals are protected from any disturbance to them and their habitat A) National Park. B) Biosphere reserve. C) Zoo. D) Wildlife Sanctuary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wildlife Sanctuary. 49. Sanctuary is a place where A) Animals are protected. B) Plants are protected. C) Office of forest department. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animals are protected. 50. The environment in which an organism or group of organisms can live, grow and reproduce is known as A) Space. B) Region. C) Habitat. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat. 51. Animals found in a particular area A) Flora. B) Fauna. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fauna. 52. The Red Data Book keeps a record of all the(i) endemic species. (ii) extinct species (iii) endangered plants. (iv) endangered animals. A) To & II. B) I & iv. C) Iii & iv. D) Ii & iii;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iii & iv. 53. The place meant for conservation of biodiversity in their natural habitat are A) Zoological garden. B) Wildlife sanctuary. C) Botanical garden. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wildlife sanctuary. 54. How does afforestation contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? A) By supporting monoculture farming. B) By promoting soil erosion. C) By reducing carbon dioxide levels. D) By increasing urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By reducing carbon dioxide levels. 55. The species of plants and animals found exclusively in a particular area are known as ..... A) Extinct Species. B) Pandemic species. C) Endemic species. D) Endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endemic species. 56. Where does plastic go when we throw it in the bin? A) Land dump. B) The Ocean. C) Recycling Factory. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 57. ..... is made of plants, animals, micro-organisms including non-living things such as soil, water etc. ..... is made of plants, animals, micro-organisms which include non-lived things like soil, water, etc. A) Ecosystem. B) Biodiversity. C) Surroundings. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 58. Reforestation cannot take place naturally. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. Which of the following would be found in both eukaryotic AND prokaryotic cells? A) Nucleus. B) Cytoplasm. C) Chloroplast. D) Endoplasmic reticulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytoplasm. 60. Plants of a particular are collectively termed as fauna A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Science Chapter 7 Conservation Of Plants And Animals Quiz 1Class 8 Science Chapter 7 Conservation Of Plants And Animals Quiz 3Class 8 Science Chapter 7 Conservation Of Plants And Animals Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books