Wildlife

Correct answer: A. They provide food and shelter for birds

Fruit trees become food sources for birds and small animals. Exam tip: connect fruit trees with wildlife food.

Correct answer: A. Owl

Owl is generally considered a bird active at night. Exam tip: identify nocturnal animals by behaviour.

Correct answer: A. It suits their normal health and behaviour

Natural food matches the needs of wildlife. Exam tip: remember not to give human food to wild animals.

Correct answer: A. They support health and life

Clean habitat helps protect wildlife health. Exam tip: connect pollution control with conservation.

Correct answer: A. Nilgai

Nilgai can be found around open grassy areas and fields. Exam tip: identify animals according to habitat.

Correct answer: A. It reduces disturbance in natural behaviour of many animals

Bright light can affect activity and orientation of some animals. Exam tip: understand light pollution as disturbance.

Correct answer: A. Monkey

Monkey lives on trees and can eat fruits and leaves. Exam tip: connect monkey with forest and tree habitat.

Correct answer: A. They provide drinking water and habitat for small aquatic organisms

Ponds can become water sources and habitats for many organisms. Exam tip: treat small water sources as important too.

Correct answer: A. Numbers of some species may decrease

Direct answer: Option A is correct. Disease can spread through contact, contaminated food or water, parasites, or other pathways. When wildlife becomes infected, animals may become weak, reproduce less, die, or become more vulnerable to predators and other pressures. If a disease spreads widely, the population of one or more species may decrease, making conservation more difficult. Option A correctly states this possible effect. Option B is wrong because disease does not automatically increase habitats; habitat growth requires protection, restoration, or natural processes. Option C is wrong because disease does not necessarily stop hunting, and hunting is a separate human activity. Option D is wrong because infection cannot make all animals healthy; it usually creates a health risk. Conservation therefore includes disease monitoring, veterinary care where suitable, and protection of healthy habitats. Memory cue: disease weakens populations, so health monitoring supports conservation.

Correct answer: A. Crocodile

The direct answer is A: crocodile. Basking means resting in sunlight to warm the body. A crocodile is an ectothermic, or cold-blooded, animal, so its body temperature is strongly affected by the surrounding environment. After staying in water, it may come onto a riverbank, lake edge or sandbank and lie in the sun. This is why it is commonly seen basking near water bodies. Option A is correct because crocodiles live in or beside freshwater habitats and use sunlight for warming. Option B, yak, is a high-altitude mammal adapted to cold mountain conditions; it is not characteristically described as basking beside water. Option C, camel, is adapted to dry deserts and is not normally associated with water margins for basking. Option D, peacock, may sit or stand in open places, but “basking near water bodies” is a standard association with crocodiles, not peafowl. The clue combines two ideas: water habitat and sun-warming behaviour. Memory cue: crocodile equals water, riverbank and sun.

Correct answer: A. They provide food and shelter to local animals

Local plants are linked with the needs of local wildlife. Exam tip: connect native vegetation with habitat.

Correct answer: A. When natural vegetation and grasslands decrease

When vegetation decreases both food and shelter may reduce. Exam tip: connect food availability with habitat.

Correct answer: A. Monitoring wildlife and forest areas

Forest guards help enforce conservation rules and look after protected areas. Exam tip: treat monitoring as part of conservation.