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Apiculture is the practice of rearing and maintaining honeybees for the production of honey, beeswax, and other bee-related products. It involves beekeeping and managing bee colonies for commercial and agricultural purposes.

• The other options refer to different types of cultivation:

• Mori culture (A) – Cultivation of mulberry plants for silkworms.

• Sericulture (B) – Rearing of silkworms for silk production.

• Silviculture (D) – Cultivation of forests and trees

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Ecotones:

Ecotones are transitional areas between different ecosystems or biomes, where there's a change in species composition and abundance. 

Beta Diversity:

Beta diversity measures the difference in species composition between different habitats or communities, which is precisely what happens at an ecotone. 

Alpha Diversity:

Alpha diversity refers to the diversity within a single habitat or community. 

Gamma Diversity:

Gamma diversity refers to the total diversity across a region or landscape. 

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The term "proteome" refers to the entire set of proteins produced or modified by an organism or system, which can vary based on time, stress, and distinct requirements. 

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 In a 5-class arrangement where the number of rows and columns are equal, this means:

Rows=Columns

If the number of rows is given as K, then the number of columns will also be K.

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The high jump is an event within the sport of track and field, also known as athletics.

It is a field event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar at a measured height without dislodging it. 

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 Parentheses resemble two curved vertical lines: ( ).

A single one of these punctuation marks is called a parenthesis.

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 The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) contains 42 articles along with 3 annexes.

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 "Against the clock" means doing something in a great hurry, as fast as possible, because there is very little time available; essentially, "racing against time.". 

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These are two horizontal lines:

y = 2 and y = -5 are parallel and never intersect

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The only sub-jail in Punjab is located in Chakwal.

Punjab has two sub jails, one in Chakwal and another in Shujabad.