Multiple Choice Questions

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Benthic organisms are found in

  • surface of marine water

  • middle of water in sea

  • bottom of sea

  • on ground


C.

bottom of sea

Organisms confined to bottom of the sea are called benthos and the habitat in which they live is called benthic.


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Overlapping region between two ecosystems is called

  • Biome

  • Ecotone

  • Niche

  • Photic zone


Which important green-house gas, other than carbon dioxide, is being produced from the agricultural fields?

  • Arsine

  • Sulphur dioxide

  • Ammonia

  • Nitrous oxide


If the Bengal tiger become extinct

  • Hyenas and wolves will become scarce

  • Its gene pool will be lost forever

  • The wild areas will be safe for man and domestic

  • The population of beautiful animals like deer will get stabilised


Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:

Column I Column II
a Herbarium i It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals
b Key ii A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with brief description aiding identification
c Museum iii Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept
d Catalogue iv A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in identification of various taxa.

  • a b c d
    (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
  • a b c d
    (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
  • a b c d
    (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
  • a b c d
    (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

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The direction of energy flow is

  •  Producers → Herbivores → Decomposers → Omnivores

  • Producers → Carnivore → Herbivores → Decomposes

  • Decomposers → Carnivores → Herbivores → Producers

  • Producers → Herbivores → Carnivores → Decomposers


Natality refers to

  • Death rate

  • Birth Rate

  • Number of individuals entering a habitat

  • Number of individuals leaving the habitat


The term 'aquaculture means

  • Aspergillosis

  • Inland fisheries

  • Marine fisheries

  • Both (b) and (c)


Ten percent law of energy transfer in a food chain is given by

  • Schimper

  • Elton

  • Haeckel

  • Lindemann


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Stability of ecosystem depends upon

  • Primary productivity

  • Interchange between producers and consumers

  • Number of producers

  • Number of consumers


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