Question

Match List I with List II:

List I		List II
A	Robert May	I	Species-Area relationship
B	Alexander von Humboldt	II	Long term ecosystem experiment using out door plots
C	Paul Ehrlich	III	Global species diversity at about 7 million
D	David Tilman	IV	Rivet popper hypothesis

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
• B. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
• C. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• D. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Matching the given scientists with their contributions:
A. Robert May – Associated with global species diversity and estimated that the Earth has about 7 million species (A-III).
B. Alexander von Humboldt – Known for his work on the species-area relationship (B-I).
C. Paul Ehrlich – Proposed the rivet popper hypothesis in ecology (C-IV).
D. David Tilman – Conducted long-term ecosystem experiments using outdoor plots (D-II).
Thus, the correct answer is (2) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.