Question

A lady was travelling to India from Malaysia. She was stopped by a quarantine officer in the Airport as she was carrying a plant with beautiful flowers from Malaysia. The person did not allow to her to take the plant to India. 

a) Was the quarantine officer right in stopping her from carrying the plant? What type of responsibility was shown by him? 

b) Why an exotic plant should not be brought?

Answer 1

The quarantine officer was very right in prohibiting the lady from getting the plant . He showed his responsibility towards the nature ,society as well as his country. An exotic plant need not to be brought without quarantine , as the plant may be a threat to native species. Also if it may propagate fast as it will not be having any natural predators.