22 Biology -- Introduction to Floral Diversity

 What are the scopes of biodiversity?Ans: The scope of biodiversity is as follow:1. Biological diversity is the main resource on which human beings depend. The existence of human is intimately related with the wide variety of plant and animal species found around us.2. Biodiversity prov...

 What are the scopes of biodiversity?

Ans: The scope of biodiversity is as follow:

1. Biological diversity is the main resource on which human beings depend. The existence of human is intimately related with the wide variety of plant and animal species found around us.

2. Biodiversity provides the vast majority of foodstuffs. Many kinds of animals and plants are lived and grow in different climate and geographical conditions. These plants and animals supply lots of food products such as fruits, cereals, nuts, mushroom, honey, meat, mike etc.

3. It is estimated that 80% of people in the developing world depend directly on traditional medicines derived from plants and animals.

4. More than 1500 plants of Nepal have medicinal value.

5. Biological diversity exerts direct influences on regional and local weather patterns.

6. Plant purifies the air and regulates the composition of the atmosphere, recycling oxygen and filtering harmful particles release due to industrial activities.

 

8. List the rules of scientific names.

Ans: The rule of scientific names as follows:

 1. Each organism consists of generic name and specific name.

2. The entire two-part name must be written in italics (or underlined when handwritten).

2. The genus name is always written first and followed by specific name.

3. The genus name must be capitalized.

4. The specific epithet is never capitalized.

5. The mane of the author who first indentifie the specific must be written after specific name in short or full name.

6. The scitific name can be taken from place, personality, utility, or any other characterstics, e.g. Mangifera indica, Citrus sinensis etc.

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