Question : Comprehension: Wildlife and nature have largely been associated with humans for numerous emotional and social reasons. A simple stroll around the park amidst some birds provides a fresh breath of life and charges our batteries. Apart from a bird feeder in the backyard, we can also take up other active pastimes, such as hiking, hunting, canoeing, or wildlife photography, to relieve our parched nerves. Since prehistoric times, animals have been highly useful to us in providing food, clothing, and a source of income. Studies indicate that woodpeckers are capable of destroying 90% of codling moth larvae residing under the bark of trees. This shows the significance of wildlife and wildlife habitat for preserving genetic diversity. Hence, places, where agriculture, forests, and fisheries depend on crops or stocks, can ensure that such living resources are enough to withstand the ever-increasing list of threats. Further, in medicine, the development of new drugs and treatments is largely dependent on wildlife and wildlife habitat. Interestingly, most pharmaceutical products are a result of discovering or developing wildlife species, not discoveries made through traditional chemistry principles. Today, most medicinal remedies contain at least one ingredient derived from a wild plant or animal. Biodiversity is the variety of living beings within an ecosystem or on our planet. It is a measurement of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity also plays a part in the function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical areas are rich in species, whereas polar areas support lesser species. The conservation of biodiversity is inevitable for the survival of humans. Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following questions:
Question: Wildlife has helped humans in all aspects except?
Option 1: Clothing
Option 2: Development of new medicines
Option 3: Education
Option 4: Providing food
Correct Answer: Education
Solution : The third option is correct.
The passage explicitly discusses how wildlife has aided humans in providing clothing, developing new medicines, and supplying food. However, it doesn't provide information about a direct contribution to formal education. The emphasis is more on the tangible benefits in terms of clothing, medicine, and food than on educational aspects.
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Question : Comprehension: Wildlife and nature have largely been associated with humans for numerous emotional and social reasons. A simple stroll around the park amidst some birds provides a fresh breath of life and charges our batteries. Apart from a bird feeder in the backyard, we can also take up other active pastimes, such as hiking, hunting, canoeing, or wildlife photography, to relieve our parched nerves. Since prehistoric times, animals have been highly useful to us in providing food, clothing, and a source of income. Studies indicate that woodpeckers are capable of destroying 90% of codling moth larvae residing under the bark of trees. This shows the significance of wildlife and wildlife habitat for preserving genetic diversity. Hence, places, where agriculture, forests, and fisheries depend on crops or stocks, can ensure that such living resources are enough to withstand the ever-increasing list of threats. Further, in medicine, the development of new drugs and treatments is largely dependent on wildlife and wildlife habitat. Interestingly, most pharmaceutical products are a result of discovering or developing wildlife species, not discoveries made through traditional chemistry principles. Today, most medicinal remedies contain at least one ingredient derived from a wild plant or animal. Biodiversity is the variety of living beings within an ecosystem or on our planet. It is a measurement of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity also plays a part in the function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical areas are rich in species, whereas polar areas support fewer species. The conservation of biodiversity is inevitable for the survival of humans. Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following questions:
Question: Biodiversity is _____.
Option 1: associated with humans for numerous reasons
Option 2: rich in species
Option 3: inevitable for the survival of men
Option 4: a different variety of living beings within an ecosystem
Question: Which of the following cannot be taken up as a pastime related to wildlife?
Option 1: Hiking
Option 2: Hunting
Option 3: Bird feeding
Option 4: Writing
Question: According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
Option 1: Most medicinal remedies contain at least one ingredient derived from a wild plant or animal.
Option 2: Wildlife habitat plays no role in preserving genetic diversity
Option 3: Since prehistoric times, animals have been not been useful to us
Option 4: Biodiversity is a measurement on the cultural ecosystems
Question: What does the passage says about Woodpeckers?
Option 1: Are capable of destroying 90% of codling moth larvae residing under the bark of trees.
Option 2: Make a good muse for wildlife photography.
Option 3: They provide you a fresh breath of air.
Option 4: They like to live in Tropical areas where there is less human population.
Question : Comprehension: An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation. A loss of habitat can happen naturally. Dinosaurs, for instance, lost their habitat about 65 million years ago. The hot, dry climate of the Cretaceous period changed very quickly, most likely because of an asteroid striking the Earth. The impact of the asteroid forced debris into the atmosphere, reducing the amount of heat and light that reached Earth's surface. The dinosaurs were unable to adapt to this new, cooler habitat. Dinosaurs became endangered, then extinct. Human activity can also contribute to the loss of habitat. Development for housing, industry, and agriculture reduces the habitat of native organisms. This can happen in several different ways.
Development can directly eliminate habitat and native species. In the Amazon rainforest of South America, developers have cleared hundreds of thousands of acres. To "clear" a piece of land is to remove all trees and vegetation from it. The Amazon rainforest is cleared for cattle ranches, logging, and urban use. Development can also endanger species indirectly. Some species, such as fig trees in the rainforest, may provide habitat for other species. As trees are destroyed, species that depend on that tree habitat may also become endangered. Tree crowns provide habitat in the canopy, or top layer, of a rainforest. Plants such as vines, fungi such as mushrooms, and insects such as butterflies live in the rainforest canopy. So do hundreds of species of tropical birds and mammals, such as monkeys. As trees are cut down, this habitat is lost. Species have less room to live and reproduce.
Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following question.
Question
Which of the following statements is correct, according to the passage given above?
Option 1: Development for housing, industry, and agriculture increases the habitat of native organisms.
Option 2: A loss of habitat can happen naturally.
Option 3: Development does not have any effect on habitat.
Option 4: Fig trees never provide habitat for any other species
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