Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biodiversity and Conservation

Question:

Which of the following is not the alien invasive species?

Options:

Parthenium

Clarias gariepinus

Quagga

Lantana

Correct Answer:

Quagga

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Quagga

Alien species invasions: When alien species are introduced unintentionally or deliberately for whatever purpose, some of them turn invasive, and cause decline or extinction of indigenous species. The Nile perch introduced into Lake Victoria in east Africa led eventually to the extinction of an ecologically unique assemblage of more than 200 species of cichlid fish in the lake. Other examples of invasive weed species like carrot grass (Parthenium), Lantana and water hyacinth (Eicchornia). The recent illegal introduction of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus for aquaculture purposes is posing a threat to the indigenous catfishes in our rivers.

The IUCN Red List (2004) documents the extinction of 784 species (including 338 vertebrates, 359 invertebrates and 87 plants) in the last 500 years. Some examples of recent extinctions include the dodo (Mauritius), quagga (Africa), thylacine (Australia), Steller’s Sea Cow (Russia), and three subspecies (Bali, Javan, Caspian) of tiger.