MCQ 11 MarkThe natural interconnection of food chain is called:✓Food webBStanding cropCTrophic levelDProductivityAnswerCorrect option: A. Food webView full question & answer→
MCQ 21 MarkAn example of man$-$made ecosystem is:ADesert✓RiversCEstuaryDAquariumAnswerCorrect option: B. RiversView full question & answer→
MCQ 31 MarkThe trophic level of green plants in food chain is:AProducers✓Primary consumersCSecondary consumersDDecomposersAnswerCorrect option: B. Primary consumersView full question & answer→
MCQ 41 MarkThe mutualistic relationship between the stinging tentacles of a sea anemone and the clown fishe isAInterspecific parasitismBParasitismCMutualism✓CommensalismAnswerCorrect option: D. CommensalismView full question & answer→
MCQ 51 MarkPrimary productivity in an ecosystem is expressed as:A$gm ^{-2} yr ^{-1}$B$gm ^{-2} yr$✓$K cal m ^{-2} yr ^{-1}$D$K cal m ^{-2}$AnswerCorrect option: C. $K cal m ^{-2} yr ^{-1}$(C)$K cal m ^{-2} yr ^{-1}$View full question & answer→
MCQ 61 Mark$\text{GPPR, NPP},$ it refers to:APrimary productivityBGross primary productivityCSecondary productivity✓Net primary produdivityAnswerCorrect option: D. Net primary produdivityView full question & answer→
MCQ 71 MarkProductivity can be expressed in which of the following forms?✓$g ^2 yr ^1$ or $\left( Kcal m ^2\right) yr ^{-1}$B$g ^3 yr ^2$ or $\left( Kcal m ^3\right) yr ^{-1}$C$g ^2 yr ^2$ or $\left( Kcal m ^2\right) yr ^{-2}$D$g ^2 yr ^{-1}$ or $\left( Kcal m ^3\right) yr ^{+1}$AnswerCorrect option: A. $g ^2 yr ^1$ or $\left( Kcal m ^2\right) yr ^{-1}$(A)$g ^2 yr ^1$ or $\left( Kcal m ^2\right) yr ^{-1}$View full question & answer→
MCQ 81 MarkFlow of energy in food web is :✓UnidirectionalBbi$-$directionalCquadridirectionalDTridirectionalAnswerCorrect option: A. UnidirectionalView full question & answer→
MCQ 91 Mark_____________ obtain their food from dead plants and animal parts.AParasiteBSymbiotic✓SaprophyteDNone of theseAnswerCorrect option: C. Saprophyte(C)SaprophyteView full question & answer→
MCQ 101 MarkMan made ecosystem is:AForest ecosystem✓Cropland ecosystemCGrassland ecosystemDFreshwater ecosystemAnswerCorrect option: B. Cropland ecosystemView full question & answer→
MCQ 111 MarkWhat amount of assimilated energy is consumed by carnivores in respiration?A10%B100%✓90%D60%AnswerCorrect option: C. 90%(C)90%View full question & answer→
MCQ 121 MarkIn which alternative pathway of flow of energy are found?✓Food webBFood chainCEcological pyramidDBio geochemical cycle aassimilatedAnswerCorrect option: A. Food webView full question & answer→
MCQ 131 MarkThe process of modification of the environment through the influence of living organisms or successive plant communities is:ACompetitionBAggregation✓ReactionDClimax communityAnswerCorrect option: C. ReactionView full question & answer→
MCQ 141 MarkThe connecting link between abiotic and biotic components in an ecosystem is:AInorganic substancesBFood web✓Organic substancesDTrophic levelAnswerCorrect option: C. Organic substancesView full question & answer→
MCQ 151 MarkThe amount of inorganic substances present in an ecosystem at a given time is known as:AWilting state✓Standing stateCTrophic levelDHomeostasisAnswerCorrect option: B. Standing stateView full question & answer→
MCQ 161 MarkWhen a sparrow eats seeds, fruits and peas, it is called:✓Primary consumerBSecondary consumerCTertiary consumerDPrimary producerAnswerCorrect option: A. Primary consumerView full question & answer→
MCQ 171 MarkThe ecological pyramid which is generally studied is:APyramid of numberBPyramid of biomassCPyramid of energy✓All of theseAnswerCorrect option: D. All of theseView full question & answer→
MCQ 181 MarkThe specific amount of living at each trophic level known as:✓Standing cropBFood webCBiomassDParasiteAnswerCorrect option: A. Standing cropView full question & answer→
MCQ 191 MarkAn important step in the process of decomposition is:AFragmentationBLeachingCMineralization✓All of theseAnswerCorrect option: D. All of theseView full question & answer→
MCQ 201 MarkA dark coloured amorphous substance is formed by the proces of humification, which is called:ADetritus✓HumusCMineralizationDLeachingAnswerCorrect option: B. HumusView full question & answer→
MCQ 211 MarkBacteria and fungal enzymes break down the detritus into simple inorganic substances. This process is called:✓CatabolismBMineralizationCHumificationDLeachingAnswerCorrect option: A. CatabolismView full question & answer→
MCQ 221 MarkWhat are detritus made up of ?AFlowers and dead remains of animalsBLeavesCBark and feces etc.✓All of the aboveAnswerCorrect option: D. All of the aboveView full question & answer→
MCQ 231 MarkWhat is obtained by subtracting the losses during respiration from gross primary productivity?ASecondary productivityBPrimary productivityCTertiary productivity✓Net primary productivityAnswerCorrect option: D. Net primary productivityView full question & answer→
MCQ 241 MarkThe rate of production of biomass is called :✓ProductivityBNutrition cycleCEnergy flowDDecompositionAnswerCorrect option: A. ProductivityView full question & answer→
MCQ 251 MarkAt which level do herbs and grasses reside?AVertical levelBOblique level✓Ground levelDUpper levelAnswerCorrect option: C. Ground levelView full question & answer→