Nitrifying bacteria are able to
convert atmospheric nitrogen into soluble forms
convert ammonia to nitrate
ammonia to nitrogen
nitrate to nitrogen
B.
convert ammonia to nitrate
Most of the ammonia produced in the soil is acted upon by nitrifying bacteria. Ammonia is changed to nitrate. The reaction occurs in two steps nitrite formation (eg, Nitrosomonas) and nitrate formation (eg, Nitrobacter).
the group of Anamniota includes
reptiles and birds
birds and mammals
fishes an amphibians
reptiles and mammals
The presence of diversity at the junction of territories of two different habitats is known as
bottleneck effect
edge effect
junction effect
Pasteur effect
Small fish get stuck near the bottom of a shark and derives its nutrition from it. This kind of association is called as
antibiosis
commensalism
predation
parasitism
Gases found in primitive atmosphere are
CH4, NH3, H2, H2O (vapour form)
CH4, NH3, CO2, H2O
CH4, H2O, CO2
CH4, O2, CO2
Green plants constitute
first trophic level
second trophic level
third trophic level
complete food chain
The effect of intraspecific competition on niches is to make them
smaller
larger
change location
more triangular
Which of the following is used as green manure?
Azolla
Azadirachta
Crotolaria juncea
Hevea brassiliansis
If decomposers are removed what will happen to the ecosystem?
Energy cycle is stopped
Mineral cycle is stopped
Consumers cannot absorb solar energy
Rate of decompostion of mineral increases
