Multiple Choice Questions

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The driving force of an ecosystem is :

  • producers

  • biomass

  • solar energy

  • grassland


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solar energy

The driving force of an ecosystem is the solar energy which is obtained from sun, and is trapped by green plants for conversion into chemical energy. Only 10% of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next trophic level and rest of the energy is used up in biological activity and gets wasted in the environment.


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The correct match of atmospheric gases is :

  • Nitrogen - 0.03%; Oxygen - 78.08%; Argon­ - 0.93%; CO2 - 20.95%

  • Nitrogen - 78.08%; Oxygen - 20.95%; Argon - 0.03%; CO2 - 0.03%

  • Nitrogen - 0.03%; Oxygen - 78.08%; Argon - 20.95%; CO2 - 0.93%

  • Nitrogen - 78.08%; Oxygen - 20.95%; Argon - 0.93%; CO2 - 0.03%


In which of the following population, genetic drift operates?

  • Island

  • Smaller

  • Larger

  • Continental


Evolutionary convergence is characterized by:

  • development of characteristics by random mating

  • replacement of common characteristic in different related groups

  • development of dissimilar characteristics in closely related groups

  • development of a common set of characteristics in groups of different ancestry


Allopatric speciation is due to :

  • geographical separation of population

  • hybridization between closely related species

  • migration of the members of a species from one to other population

  • both (b) and (c)


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Darwin finches are related to which of the following evidences ?

  • Fossils

  • Embryology

  • Anatomy

  • Geographical distribution


The pioneers in the field of 'organic evolution' are:

  • Karl Landsteiner, Hugo de Vries, Malthus

  • Darwin, Hugo de Vries, Lamarck, Huxley

  • Lamarck, Karl Landsteiner, Malthus, Hugo de Vries

  • Darwin, Lamarck, Karl Landsteiner, Hugo de Vries


What is a key stone species ?

  • A rare species that has minimal impact on biomass and on other species in community

  • A dominant species that constitutes a large proportion of biomass, which affects many other species

  • A common species that has plenty of biomass, yet has a fairly low impact on the community's organization

  • A species which makes up only a small proportion of the total biomass of a community, yet has a huge impact on the community's organization and survival


Prototherians are the connecting links between:

  • amphibians and aves

  • reptiles and mammals

  • fishes and amphibians

  • reptiles and amphibinas


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Zooplanktons are :

  • parasites

  • primary producers

  • primary consumers

  • primary decomposers