Q1. [3] deep thorough-understanding
Fisheries and agriculture are economic activities that appear unrelated to forests, yet both depend heavily on maintaining biodiversity. Justify this statement with specific examples from the relationship between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and these economic sectors.
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Model Answer
Conservation preserves the genetic diversity of plants and animals, which is directly linked to both agriculture and fisheries.
- Agriculture: Farmers are still dependent on traditional crop varieties, whose genetic traits are preserved through biodiversity. Loss of biodiversity means loss of these varieties, threatening crop improvement and food security.
- Fisheries: Fisheries are heavily dependent on the maintenance of aquatic biodiversity. Disruption of aquatic ecosystems reduces fish populations, directly harming this sector.
Both sectors rely on the complex web of ecological interdependencies that healthy biodiversity sustains.
Source: Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India, Chapter 2
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Explanation
- The key line examiners expect is directly from the textbook: "In agriculture, we are still dependent on traditional crop varieties. Fisheries too are heavily dependent on the maintenance of aquatic biodiversity." — quote or paraphrase this closely.
- Always link biodiversity → ecosystem services → economic sector to show the chain of dependence.
- Do not add outside examples; the passage does not give specific fish species or crop names, so keep it general as the source does.