MCQ 11 MarkThe natural interconnection of food chain is called:✓Food webBStanding cropCTrophic levelDProductivityAnswerCorrect option: A. Food web(A)Food webView full question & answer→
MCQ 21 MarkAn example of man-made ecosystem is:ADesertBRiversCEstuary✓AquariumAnswerCorrect option: D. Aquarium(D)AquariumView full question & answer→
MCQ 31 MarkThe trophic level of green plants in food chain is:✓ProducersBPrimary consumersCSecondary consumersDDecomposersAnswerCorrect option: A. Producers(A)ProducersView full question & answer→
MCQ 41 MarkWhat is the percentage of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in the incident solar radiation?A$100 \%$✓$50 \%$C$1-5 \%$D$2-10 \%$AnswerCorrect option: B. $50 \%$BView full question & answer→
MCQ 51 MarkSecondary producers are:✓HerbivoresBProducersCCarnivoresDNone of the aboveAnswerCorrect option: A. HerbivoresAView full question & answer→
MCQ 61 MarkThe second trophic level in the lake is:APhytoplankton✓ZooplanktonCBenthosDFishesAnswerCorrect option: B. ZooplanktonBView full question & answer→
MCQ 71 MarkWhich one of the following has the largest population in a food chain?AProducersBPrimary consumersCSecondary consumers✓DecomposersAnswerCorrect option: D. DecomposersDView full question & answer→
MCQ 81 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 91 MarkThe mutualistic relationship between the stinging tentacles of a sea anemone and the clown fishe isAInterspecific parasitismBParasitismCMutualism✓CommensalismAnswerCorrect option: D. Commensalism(D)CommensalismView full question & answer→
MCQ 101 MarkAt which level do herbs and grasses reside?AVertical levelBOblique level✓Ground levelDUpper levelAnswerCorrect option: C. Ground level(C)Ground levelView 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 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 131 MarkWhat is obtained by subtracting the losses during respiration from gross primary productivity?ASecondary productivityBPrimary productivityCTertiary productivity✓Net primary productivityAnswerCorrect option: D. Net primary productivity(D)Net primary productivityView full question & answer→
MCQ 141 MarkBacteria and fungal enzymes break down the detritus into simple inorganic substances. This process is called:✓CatabolismBMineralizationCHumificationDLeachingAnswerCorrect option: A. Catabolism(A)CatabolismView full question & answer→
MCQ 151 MarkGPPR NPP, it refers to:APrimary productivityBGross primary productivityCSecondary productivity✓Net primary produdivityAnswerCorrect option: D. Net primary produdivity(D)Net primary produdivityView full question & answer→
MCQ 161 MarkThe rate of production of biomass is called :✓ProductivityBNutrition cycleCEnergy flowDDecompositionAnswerCorrect option: A. Productivity(A)ProductivityView full question & answer→
MCQ 171 MarkFlow of energy in food web is :✓UnidirectionalBbi-directionalCquadridirectionalDTridirectionalAnswerCorrect option: A. Unidirectional(A)UnidirectionalView full question & answer→
MCQ 181 Mark_____________ obtain their food from dead plants and animal parts.AParasiteBSymbiotic✓SaprophyteDNone of theseAnswerCorrect option: C. Saprophyte(C)SaprophyteView full question & answer→
MCQ 191 MarkIn which alternative pathway of flow of energy are found?✓Food webBFood chainCEcological pyramidDBio geochemical cycle aassimilatedAnswerCorrect option: A. Food web(A)Food webView full question & answer→
MCQ 201 MarkMan made ecosystem is:AForest ecosystem✓Cropland ecosystemCGrassland ecosystemDFreshwater ecosystemAnswerCorrect option: B. Cropland ecosystem(B)Cropland ecosystemView full question & answer→
MCQ 211 MarkThe connecting link between abiotic and biotic components in an ecosystem is:AInorganic substancesBFood web✓Organic substancesDTrophic levelAnswerCorrect option: C. Organic substances(C)Organic substancesView full question & answer→
MCQ 221 MarkThe process of modification of the environment through the influence of living organisms or successive plant communities is:ACompetitionBAggregation✓ReactionDClimax communityAnswerCorrect option: C. Reaction(C)ReactionView full question & answer→
MCQ 231 MarkThe amount of inorganic substances present in an ecosystem at a given time is known as:AWilting state✓Standing stateCTrophic levelDHomeostasisAnswerCorrect option: B. Standing state(B)Standing stateView full question & answer→
MCQ 241 MarkThe ecological pyramid which is generally studied is:APyramid of numberBPyramid of biomassCPyramid of energy✓All of theseAnswerCorrect option: D. All of these(D)All of theseView full question & answer→
MCQ 251 MarkThe specific amount of living at each trophic level known as:✓Standing cropBFood webCBiomassDParasiteAnswerCorrect option: A. Standing crop(A)Standing cropView full question & answer→
MCQ 261 MarkAn important step in the process of decomposition is:AFragmentationBLeachingCMineralization✓All of theseAnswerCorrect option: D. All of these(D)All of theseView full question & answer→
MCQ 271 MarkA dark coloured amorphous substance is formed by the proces of humification, which is called:ADetritus✓HumusCMineralizationDLeachingAnswerCorrect option: B. Humus(B)HumusView full question & answer→
MCQ 281 MarkWhen a sparrow eats seeds, fruits and peas, it is called:✓Primary consumerBSecondary consumerCTertiary consumerDPrimary producerAnswerCorrect option: A. Primary consumer(A)Primary consumerView full question & answer→
MCQ 291 MarkWhat are detritus made up of ?AFlowers and dead remains of animalsBLeavesCBark and feces etc.✓All of the aboveAnswerCorrect option: D. All of the above(D)All of the aboveView full question & answer→