Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biodiversity and Conservation

Question:
What is the chemical that the medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria produces, and the type of biodiversity it represents?
Options:
Reserpine, Species diversity
Vomitarin , Species diversity
Reserpine, Genetic diversity
Vomitarin , Genetic diversity
Correct Answer:
Reserpine, Genetic diversity
Explanation:
Genetic diversity: A single species might show high diversity at the genetic level over its distributional range. The genetic variation shown by the medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria growing in different Himalayan ranges might be in terms of the potency and concentration of the active chemical (reserpine) that the plant produces. India has more than 50,000 genetically different strains of rice, and 1,000 varieties of mango