What is necessity to conserve both flora and fauna for our survival?

CBSE Class 9 CBSE Class 9 Social Science
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What is necessity to conserve both flora and fauna for our survival?

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India has a huge diversity in flora and fauna. It has about 47,000 plant species and approximately 90,000 species of animals. All the plants and animals in an area are interdependent and inter-related to each other and forming an ecosystem. We should conserve both because

  1. Among flora, trees provide us wood to serve our various requirements, besides providing shelter from the hot summer.
  2. Plants provide us food including cereals, vegetables and fruits.
  3. Many plants, specially herbs are used for makings medicine.
  4. Among fauna, milch animals provide us milk, Poultry animals provide us egg, meat, Fish and many sea animals provide us food articles.
  5. Insects help in pollination of crops and biologically control other harmful insects.
  6. All these maintain a balanced ecosystem, thus should be conserved.