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MCQ 11 Mark
In which category does the human beings fall in an ecosystem?
  • A
    Herbivores
  • B
    Carnivores
  • C
    Decomposers
  • Omnivores
Answer
Correct option: D.
Omnivores
D
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MCQ 21 Mark
By whom the number of organisms are limited at trophic level of food chain?
  • Less availability of energy at higher tropic level
  • B
    Sufficient food supply
  • C
    Polluted air
  • D
    Water
Answer
Correct option: A.
Less availability of energy at higher tropic level
A
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MCQ 31 Mark
Which of the following groups have only non-biodegradable components?
1. wood, paper, leather
2. polythene, detergent, PVC
3. plastic, detergent, glass
4. plastic, grass, animal dung
  • A
    3
  • B
    4
  • C
    1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
Answer
Correct option: D.
2 and 3
D
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MCQ 41 Mark
Which organism is more affected by biological magnification problem arising due to entry of DDT in pond ecosystem?
  • Man
  • B
    Birds habitat near the pond
  • C
    Fishes in pond
  • D
    Aquatic plants in pond
Answer
Correct option: A.
Man
A
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MCQ 51 Mark
Which is the correct statement regarding food chain?
  • A
    All consumers are not producers.
  • B
    More energy is available at lower trophic levels.
  • C
    One organism may be involved in more than one food chain.
  • All of the given
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the given
D
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MCQ 61 Mark
Usually green plants are at first level in an ecosystem because…
  • A
    they are widely spread on this earth.
  • B
    they are fixed at one place in soil.
  • they synthesise food with the help of sunlight.
  • D
    herbivores are more than carnivores.
Answer
Correct option: C.
they synthesise food with the help of sunlight.
C
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MCQ 71 Mark
Statement X : Reduction in number of prey altimately results in reduction of the number of predator.
StatementY : Ozone layer absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiations.
Which option is correct for statements X and Y?
  • X and Y both correct.
  • B
    X and Y both incorrect.
  • C
    X correct and Y incorrect.
  • D
    X incorrect and Y correct.
Answer
Correct option: A.
X and Y both correct.
A
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MCQ 81 Mark
Statement X : Decomposers satisfy their energy requirement directly from producers.
Statement Y : The amount of available energy in an ecosystem depends on the rate of photosynthesis carried out by the producers.
Which option is correct for statements X and Y?
  • A
    X and Y both correct.
  • B
    X and Y both incorrect.
  • C
    X correct and Y Incorrect.
  • X incorrect and Y correct.
Answer
Correct option: D.
X incorrect and Y correct.
D
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MCQ 91 Mark
When frog uses grasshopper as food, then energy flow occurs from…
  • A
    producer to decomposer.
  • B
    producer to primary consumer.
  • primary consumer to secondary consumer.
  • D
    primary carnivores to higher carnivores.
Answer
Correct option: C.
primary consumer to secondary consumer.
C
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MCQ 101 Mark
Which of the following are environment friendly practices?
  • A
    Carrying cloth-bags to purchases in while shopping.
  • B
    Switching off unnecessary lights and fans.
  • C
    Use reusuable razors, nappies and pens.
  • All of the given.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the given.
D
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MCQ 111 Mark
Which of the following constitute a food chain?
  • A
    Grass, wheat and mango
  • Grass, goat and human
  • C
    Goat, cow and elephant
  • D
    Grass, fish and goat
Answer
Correct option: B.
Grass, goat and human
B
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MCQ 121 Mark
What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
  • A
    Converts inorganic elements in simple form
  • Converts organic compound in inorganic elements
  • C
    Converts Inorganic elements in organic compounds
  • D
    Both B and C
Answer
Correct option: B.
Converts organic compound in inorganic elements
B
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MCQ 131 Mark
Which of following is wrong statement?
  • A
    All green plants and blue-green algae are producers.
  • Green plants derived their food from organic compounds.
  • C
    Producers synthesise their food by using inorganic elements.
  • D
    Green plants transformed solar energy into chemical energy.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Green plants derived their food from organic compounds.
B
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MCQ 141 Mark
Which trophic level, lowest energy available In an ecosystem?
  • A
    Producer
  • B
    Herbivores
  • Carnivores
  • D
    Decomposers
Answer
Correct option: C.
Carnivores
C
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MCQ 151 Mark
Which trophic level has highest energy in an ecosystem?
  • Producers
  • B
    Herbivores
  • C
    Primary carnivores
  • D
    Higher carnivores
Answer
Correct option: A.
Producers
A
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MCQ 161 Mark
An ecosystem has producers, herbivores and carnivores but without which of following it is not complete?
  • A
    Secondary carnivores
  • B
    Higher carnivores
  • C
    Omnivores
  • Decomposers
Answer
Correct option: D.
Decomposers
D
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MCQ 171 Mark
In the food chain comprising of a frog, snake, grass, grasshopper, which organisms is at third trophic level in it?
  • A
    Snake
  • Frog
  • C
    Grass
  • D
    Grasshopper
Answer
Correct option: B.
Frog
B
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MCQ 181 Mark
In food chain, organisms which synthesise carbohydrates by the conversion of radiant energy are called.....
  • primary producers
  • B
    primary consumers
  • C
    primary carnivores
  • D
    primary decomposers
Answer
Correct option: A.
primary producers
A
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MCQ 191 Mark
What is formed by interdependent organisms to each other for their nutrition?
  • A
    Biosphere
  • Food chain
  • C
    Ecosystem
  • D
    Environment
Answer
Correct option: B.
Food chain
B
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MCQ 201 Mark
What is being form due to entry of harmful chemical in food chain?
  • A
    Bioequilibrium
  • B
    Eutrophication
  • Biological magnification
  • D
    Biological regulation
Answer
Correct option: C.
Biological magnification
C
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MCQ 211 Mark
Ecosystem is an interacting system made up of…
  • organisms and their physical surroundings.
  • B
    producers and consumers.
  • C
    producers and their physical surroundings.
  • D
    consumers and their physical surroundings.
Answer
Correct option: A.
organisms and their physical surroundings.
A
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MCQ 221 Mark
Which of the following is an example of non-biodegradable waste?
  • A
    Fruits
  • B
    Vegetables
  • C
    Paper
  • Polythene
Answer
Correct option: D.
Polythene
D
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MCQ 231 Mark
Which of the following is an example of biodegradable waste?
  • Vegetables or fruits
  • B
    Glass
  • C
    Plastic
  • D
    Metal
Answer
Correct option: A.
Vegetables or fruits
A
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MCQ 241 Mark
Which of the following statement is wrong in case of food chain?
  • Decomposers can derive their food from all other nutritional substances except producers.
  • B
    The one which are not producers are consumers.
  • C
    More energy is available at lower trophic levels.
  • D
    One organism may be associated with more than one food chain.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Decomposers can derive their food from all other nutritional substances except producers.
A
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MCQ 251 Mark
In the agricultural farm with wheat crop, snake, peacock, kite, rat, etc. occur in food chain. Pesticides are spray regular time interval. Which of the following animal has lowest concentration of pesticides?
  • A
    Snake
  • Rat
  • C
    Kite
  • D
    Peacock
Answer
Correct option: B.
Rat
B
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MCQ 261 Mark
In an ecosystem third trophic level is always occupied by which animals?
  • A
    Herbivores
  • Carnivores
  • C
    Producer
  • D
    Decomposers
Answer
Correct option: B.
Carnivores
B
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MCQ 271 Mark
Which of the following problem is a result of man-made activities?
  • A
    Breaking food chain due to deforestation
  • B
    Global warming
  • C
    Depletion of ozone layer
  • All of the given
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the given
D
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MCQ 281 Mark
A rat is in which category of consumer animals?
  • A
    Herbivores
  • B
    Carnivores
  • Omnivores
  • D
    Decomposer
Answer
Correct option: C.
Omnivores
C
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MCQ 291 Mark
In an ecosystem…
  • A
    unidirectional flow of both energy and nutrients.
  • B
    cyclic flow of both energy and nutrients.
  • C
    cyclic flow of energy and unidirectional flow of nutrients.
  • unidirectional flow of energy and cyclic flow of nutrients.
Answer
Correct option: D.
unidirectional flow of energy and cyclic flow of nutrients.
D
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Question 301 Mark
Which of the following option is correct for decomposers feeding on dead organism?
BacteriaFungiVirus
A. NoYesYes
B. YesNoYes
C. YesYesNo
D. YesYesYes
Answer
Yes, Yes, No
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Question 311 Mark
Which is possible food chain in pond?
ProducerPrimary consumerSecondary consumer
A. AlgaeFishLarva of mosquito
B. FishAlgaeLarva of mosquito
C. Larva or mosquitoAlgaeFish
D. AlgaeLarva of mosquitoFish
Answer
Algae, Larva of mosquito, Fish
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MCQ 321 Mark
In a food chain deer feeds on plants. Deer is eaten by a lion. Which of the following statement is correct for it?
I. Lion is secondary consumer and deer is primary consumer.
II. Lion is predator and deer is prey.
III. Lion is primary consumer and deer is secondary consumer.
IV. Lion is tertiary consumer and deer is secondary consumer.
  • I and II only
  • B
    III and IV only
  • C
    II and III only
  • D
    I and IV only
Answer
Correct option: A.
I and II only
A
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MCQ 331 Mark
There are more herbivores than carnivores in a food chain because...
I. carnivores have bigger appetites.
II. a large number of herbivores are needed to support a small number of carnivores.
III. there are more plants for herbivores to eat.
IV. much energy is lost in the transfer of energy from herbivores to carnivores.
  • A
    I and III
  • II and IV
  • C
    I and II
  • D
    All of given
Answer
Correct option: B.
II and IV
B
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MCQ 341 Mark
Animals that fed on both producer as well as consumer trophic level are called....
  • A
    herbivores
  • B
    carnivores
  • omnivores
  • D
    decomposers
Answer
Correct option: C.
omnivores
C
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MCQ 351 Mark
Which process is significant in a primary producers for to sustain an ecosystem?
  • A
    Biological magnification
  • Photosynthesis
  • C
    Respiration
  • D
    Water absorption
Answer
Correct option: B.
Photosynthesis
B
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MCQ 361 Mark
Which of the following are environment-friendly practices?
  • A
    Carrying cloth-bags to put purchases in while shopping
  • B
    Switching off unnecessary lights and fans
  • C
    Walking to school instead of getting your mother to drop you on her scooter.
  • All of the above
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above
D
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MCQ 371 Mark
Which of the following constitute a food chain?
  • A
    Grass, wheat and mango
  • Grass, goat and human
  • C
    Goat, cow and elephant
  • D
    Grass, fish and goat
Answer
Correct option: B.
Grass, goat and human
B
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MCQ 381 Mark
Which of the following groups contain only biodegradable items?
  • A
    Grass, flowers and leather
  • B
    Grass, wood and plastic
  • C
    Fruit peels, cake and lime juice
  • D
    Cake, wood and grass
Answer
A, C AND D
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