Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Protecting nature for religious reasons is an ancient practice in many traditional societies. Sacred groves in India (parcels of uncut forest vegetation in the name of certain deities or natural or ancestral spirits) ___(1)___ such practice. As a model of community-based resource management, groves have __(2)___ gained attention in conservation literature. The sacred groves can be __(3)___ as a system that informally forces traditional communities to harvest natural resources in an ecologically ___(4)____ fashion. Some researchers believe that sacred groves hold the potential for ___(5)___ not only biodiversity and ecological functions, but also cultural diversity