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The Government of Kerala plans a seed bank for traditional paddy landraces kept away from their original fields. A CS student is asked to classify this under the Explanation to Section 36. Which classification is correct?

This is ex situ conservation. The Explanation to Section 36 defines it as conservation of components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats, and a seed bank holding landraces away from the fields where they developed fits that definition.

  1. AIn situ conservation, because it is a government activity
  2. BEx situ conservation, because components of biological diversity are conserved outside their natural habitatsCorrect
  3. CIn situ conservation, because paddy is a domesticated species
  4. DNeither, because seed banks fall outside the Section 36 Explanation

Explanation

The Explanation defines ex situ conservation as conserving components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats. A seed bank storing landraces away from their fields fits this. In situ would require conservation in natural surroundings or where the domesticated species developed its properties.

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