Question

One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that

(a) they provide a beautiful area for recreation

(b) one can observe tropical plants there

(c) they allow ex situ conservation of germ­-plasm

(d) they provide the natural habitat for wild life.

Answer 1

Ans : (2) They allow exsitu conservation for germplasm

Explanation:

Botanicgardens have accumulated or collected and documented the information for various plants for education, conservation, display and scientific research. Many of these activities contribute to ex-situ conservation, but botanic gardens also play an important role in- situ conservation. They allow ex-situ conversation of germplasm. They do not provide a natural habitat for wildlife. We can observe tropical plants in botanical gardens and they provide an area for recreation. But they are not the important functions of botanical gardens.