Question

According to IUCN, ________ species in Kew, Royal Botanical Garden are rare, threatened, and endangered.
A. 50
B. 1500
C. 2700
D. 3000

Answer 1

The Royal Botanical Garden of Kew, is situated in the United Kingdom. It is a government-sponsored international botanical research centre. The institution has employed, employees numbered 1100. The Royal Botanical Garden of Kew aims to discover and research of plant and fungus for maximum potential use

Complete answer: Explanation:
The Royal Botanical Garden of Kew is considered the largest botanical garden in the world. It comprises the largest variation of living species of plant and fungus. The garden was formed in 1840 and occupies nearly 300 acres. The Royal Botanical Garden comprises living plant taxa of 2700, living species of plants and fungus of 8.3 million, and the seed bank of 40,000 species.
According to IUCN the Royal Botanical Garden of Kew comprises 2700 species that are threatened, rare and endangered. In this list of species, there are many important medical plants, herbs, and other valuable plants are included.
So, the correct answer is “Option C”.

Additional Information:
-Endangered species: Those species which have remained in a small number and will be extinct in the future are called endangered species.Example: Georgia Aster.
-Extinct species: The species which has already been diminished from nature is called extinct species. Example: Cooksonia.

Note:
It is known that there were five extinctions of mass on the earth. Now according to scientists, the earth is entering the next (sixth) mass extinction process which can result in extrication of species at an unpredictable rate. Extinctions of species can be the result of human activities like excessive destroy of forests or natural activities like changing in atmosphere and nature.