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Question: A book containing a list of rare plants in a protected area like botanical gardens is called A. G...
A book containing a list of rare plants in a protected area like botanical gardens is called
A. Green databook
B. Red databook
C. Blue databook
D. Black databook
Solution
Botanical gardens are very well kept gardens or a park which contains a varied kind of plants, like cacti, plants of certain parts of the world, herb gardens. Few of the plants need to be kept in the greenhouse, like tropical plants, exotic plants, and other alpine plants. In botanical gardens, cuttings or seeds are collected from wild species, and then they are used to build up a population of plants.
Complete answer: Green data book- It is The Little Green Data Book 2016. It is a pocket-sized reference ready and has key environmental data of over 200 economies. The key headings are organized as agriculture, biodiversity, forestry, emission, energy and pollution, sanitation, and water.
Red data book- Red Databook is a public document that records endangered and rare species of plants, animals, some local subspecies which is present only in one region, and fungi. This book's main objective is to identify and protect those species which are on the verge of extinction.
Blue data book- This book contains species that are indigenous or subspecies which are considered to be vulnerable in their locality. Vulnerable taxa are very sensitive to human activities or natural events. Blue-listed species are at risk but are not extirpated, threatened, or endangered.
Hence the answer is option A, Green Databook
Note: This Green Databook is a handy reference book that has all information regarding forestry, agriculture, biodiversity, pollution, etc. So, its baseline for sustainable development has put forth the environmental concern on par with social and economic concerns. The Little Green Data Book 2016 is based on World development indicators and it is an online database. It defines, gathers, and disseminates international statistics and it is the effort of many people and organizations. Nongovernmental organizations have also contributed to this book.