Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biodiversity and Conservation

Question:

Which one of the following is not the invasive alien species?

Options:

Lantana

Thylacine

Clarias gariepinus

Parthenium

Correct Answer:

Thylacine

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Thylacine 

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.

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.