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MCQ 11 Mark
The natural interconnection of food chain is called:
  • Food web
  • B
    Standing crop
  • C
    Trophic level
  • D
    Productivity
Answer
Correct option: A.
Food web
(A)Food web
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MCQ 21 Mark
An example of man-made ecosystem is:
  • A
    Desert
  • B
    Rivers
  • C
    Estuary
  • Aquarium
Answer
Correct option: D.
Aquarium
(D)Aquarium
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MCQ 31 Mark
The trophic level of green plants in food chain is:
  • Producers
  • B
    Primary consumers
  • C
    Secondary consumers
  • D
    Decomposers
Answer
Correct option: A.
Producers
(A)Producers
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MCQ 41 Mark
What is the percentage of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in the incident solar radiation?
  • A
    $100 \%$
  • $50 \%$
  • C
    $1-5 \%$
  • D
    $2-10 \%$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$50 \%$
B
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MCQ 51 Mark
Secondary producers are:
  • Herbivores
  • B
    Producers
  • C
    Carnivores
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
Correct option: A.
Herbivores
A
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MCQ 61 Mark
The second trophic level in the lake is:
  • A
    Phytoplankton
  • Zooplankton
  • C
    Benthos
  • D
    Fishes
Answer
Correct option: B.
Zooplankton
B
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MCQ 71 Mark
Which one of the following has the largest population in a food chain?
  • A
    Producers
  • B
    Primary consumers
  • C
    Secondary consumers
  • Decomposers
Answer
Correct option: D.
Decomposers
D
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MCQ 81 Mark
Primary productivity in an ecosystem is expressed as:
  • A
    $gm ^{-2} yr ^{-1}$
  • B
    $gm ^{-2} yr$
  • $K cal m ^{-2} yr ^{-1}$
  • D
    $K cal m ^{-2}$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$K cal m ^{-2} yr ^{-1}$
(C)$K cal m ^{-2} yr ^{-1}$
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MCQ 91 Mark
The mutualistic relationship between the stinging tentacles of a sea anemone and the clown fishe is
  • A
    Interspecific parasitism
  • B
    Parasitism
  • C
    Mutualism
  • Commensalism
Answer
Correct option: D.
Commensalism
(D)Commensalism
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MCQ 101 Mark
At which level do herbs and grasses reside?
  • A
    Vertical level
  • B
    Oblique level
  • Ground level
  • D
    Upper level
Answer
Correct option: C.
Ground level
(C)Ground level
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MCQ 111 Mark
What amount of assimilated energy is consumed by carnivores in respiration?
  • A
    10%
  • B
    100%
  • 90%
  • D
    60%
Answer
Correct option: C.
90%
(C)90%
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MCQ 121 Mark
Productivity 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 $\left( Kcal m ^3\right) yr ^{+1}$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$g ^2 yr ^1$ or $\left( Kcal m ^2\right) yr ^{-1}$
(A)$g ^2 yr ^1$ or $\left( Kcal m ^2\right) yr ^{-1}$
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MCQ 131 Mark
What is obtained by subtracting the losses during respiration from gross primary productivity?
  • A
    Secondary productivity
  • B
    Primary productivity
  • C
    Tertiary productivity
  • Net primary productivity
Answer
Correct option: D.
Net primary productivity
(D)Net primary productivity
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MCQ 141 Mark
Bacteria and fungal enzymes break down the detritus into simple inorganic substances. This process is called:
  • Catabolism
  • B
    Mineralization
  • C
    Humification
  • D
    Leaching
Answer
Correct option: A.
Catabolism
(A)Catabolism
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MCQ 151 Mark
GPPR NPP, it refers to:
  • A
    Primary productivity
  • B
    Gross primary productivity
  • C
    Secondary productivity
  • Net primary produdivity
Answer
Correct option: D.
Net primary produdivity
(D)Net primary produdivity
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MCQ 161 Mark
The rate of production of biomass is called :
  • Productivity
  • B
    Nutrition cycle
  • C
    Energy flow
  • D
    Decomposition
Answer
Correct option: A.
Productivity
(A)Productivity
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MCQ 171 Mark
Flow of energy in food web is :
  • Unidirectional
  • B
    bi-directional
  • C
    quadridirectional
  • D
    Tridirectional
Answer
Correct option: A.
Unidirectional
(A)Unidirectional
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MCQ 181 Mark
_____________ obtain their food from dead plants and animal parts.
  • A
    Parasite
  • B
    Symbiotic
  • Saprophyte
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Saprophyte
(C)Saprophyte
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MCQ 191 Mark
In which alternative pathway of flow of energy are found?
  • Food web
  • B
    Food chain
  • C
    Ecological pyramid
  • D
    Bio geochemical cycle aassimilated
Answer
Correct option: A.
Food web
(A)Food web
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MCQ 201 Mark
Man made ecosystem is:
  • A
    Forest ecosystem
  • Cropland ecosystem
  • C
    Grassland ecosystem
  • D
    Freshwater ecosystem
Answer
Correct option: B.
Cropland ecosystem
(B)Cropland ecosystem
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MCQ 211 Mark
The connecting link between abiotic and biotic components in an ecosystem is:
  • A
    Inorganic substances
  • B
    Food web
  • Organic substances
  • D
    Trophic level
Answer
Correct option: C.
Organic substances
(C)Organic substances
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MCQ 221 Mark
The process of modification of the environment through the influence of living organisms or successive plant communities is:
  • A
    Competition
  • B
    Aggregation
  • Reaction
  • D
    Climax community
Answer
Correct option: C.
Reaction
(C)Reaction
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MCQ 231 Mark
The amount of inorganic substances present in an ecosystem at a given time is known as:
  • A
    Wilting state
  • Standing state
  • C
    Trophic level
  • D
    Homeostasis
Answer
Correct option: B.
Standing state
(B)Standing state
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MCQ 241 Mark
The ecological pyramid which is generally studied is:
  • A
    Pyramid of number
  • B
    Pyramid of biomass
  • C
    Pyramid of energy
  • All of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these
(D)All of these
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MCQ 251 Mark
The specific amount of living at each trophic level known as:
  • Standing crop
  • B
    Food web
  • C
    Biomass
  • D
    Parasite
Answer
Correct option: A.
Standing crop
(A)Standing crop
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MCQ 261 Mark
An important step in the process of decomposition is:
  • A
    Fragmentation
  • B
    Leaching
  • C
    Mineralization
  • All of these
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these
(D)All of these
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MCQ 271 Mark
A dark coloured amorphous substance is formed by the proces of humification, which is called:
  • A
    Detritus
  • Humus
  • C
    Mineralization
  • D
    Leaching
Answer
Correct option: B.
Humus
(B)Humus
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MCQ 281 Mark
When a sparrow eats seeds, fruits and peas, it is called:
  • Primary consumer
  • B
    Secondary consumer
  • C
    Tertiary consumer
  • D
    Primary producer
Answer
Correct option: A.
Primary consumer
(A)Primary consumer
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MCQ 291 Mark
What are detritus made up of ?
  • A
    Flowers and dead remains of animals
  • B
    Leaves
  • C
    Bark and feces etc.
  • All of the above
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above
(D)All of the above
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M.C.Q (0.5 Marks) - BIOLOGY STD 12 Science Questions - Vidyadip