Chapter 3 - "Conservation of Plants and Animals"

What is the practice of protecting forests?

Conservation

What are areas set aside to protect wildlife called?

Sanctuaries

What do we call a large protected area for animals?

NationalPark

What term is used for threatened species?

Endangered

Which species no longer exists?

Extinct

What is deforestation?

Clearing of forests

What is afforestation?

Planting

What term means replanting trees?

Reforestation

What do we call plants grown for timber?

Teak

What is the natural home of an organism?

Habitat

What do we call all living beings in an area?

Biotic

What term refers to non-living components?

Abiotic

What is the variety of life called?

Biodiversity

What type of species exists only in one area?

Endemic

What species are found everywhere?

Ubiquitous

What gas increases due to deforestation?

CarbonDioxide

What do we call forests grown by people?

Plantations

What is the movement of animals called?

Migration

What is illegal hunting called?

Poaching

Which list records endangered species?

RedDataBook

What term means loss of habitat?

Destruction

What type of farming clears forests?

Shifting

What is a biosphere reserve?

ProtectedArea

What is Project Tiger meant to protect?

Tigers

Which animal is extinct in India?

Cheetah

What is paper mainly made from?

Wood

What do we call saving resources for future?

Sustainability

What type of species is Asiatic Lion?

Endemic

What is the natural recycling of nutrients called?

Ecosystem

What do we call cutting trees without control?

Deforestation

What practice saves forests by recycling paper?

Recycling