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Q 1: Which of the following are directly dependent on producers for living?

A Carnivores
B Decomposers
C Scavengers
D Herbivores

Q 2: The animals which feed only on other animals are known as

A Omnivores
B Carnivores
C Herbivores
D Autotrophs

Q 3: The green plants, which can make their own food with the help of process of photosynthesis are termed as

A Herbivores
B Carnivores
C Autotrophs
D None of the above

Q 4: The various levels through which energy passes into an ecosystem are called

A Consumers
B Autotrophs
C Trophic levels
D None of the above

Q 5: Which of the following are considered as producers in a food chain?

A Autotrophic plants
B Herbivores
C Carnivores
D Decomposers

Q 6: A population that is at equilibrium is

A Steadily decreasing
B Steadily increasing
C Its number is almost stable over a period of time.
D Intermixing rapidly with other populations.

Q 7: A keystone species is characterized by its

A Disproportionate large impact on ecosystem
B Very less impact on ecosystem
C No impact at all
D None of the above

Q 8: Which of the following are included in the biosphere?

A Hydrosphere
B Lithosphere
C Atmosphere
D All of these

Q 9: In the analysis of man–environment relationship pragmatic possibilism implies that

A There is no limit for man to exploit the resources of earth.
B There are limited possibilities to explore the Earth’s resources.
C The man has to watch and assess the situation and then go ahead with resource utilization.
D The man has to keep in mind only his basic needs while planning to harness the potential of resourceful earth.

Q 10: A food web is to show

A How feeding relationships are interlinked.
B How several food chains are connected together.
C Who eats what.
D All the above

Q 11: All the energy in a food chain originates from

A Plants
B Sea
C Sun
D All of these

Q 12: If we combine all the ecosystems present on earth, then it is called

A Biome
B Biosphere
C Habitat
D Ecology

Q 13: Biome is a natural community of

A Plants in a geographical area.
B Animals in a geographical area.
C Plants and animals in a geographical area.
D Plants in the Arctic region.

Q 14: A habitat is

A An area inhabited by a community.
B A small part of ecosystem.
C A particular area inhabited by plants and animals.
D The number of different organisms living in a specific area.

Q 15: In the study of man–environment interaction, the statement of Miss Semple that ‘the humans are slowly the product of their environment’ is

A An opinion
B A prejudice
C A fact
D A widely accepted phenomenon

Q 16: Who first used and defined Ecology in 1866?

A H. Reiter
B Haeckel
C Charles Elton
D Odum

Q 17: The term ecosystem was coined by

A Arthur Tansley
B Al Gore
C Arrhenius Svante
D Mobius

Q 18: Interlocking of two or more types of food chains at different trophic levels is called

A Food chain
B Food web
C Succession
D Ecological pyramid

Q 19: The transfer of food energy through a chain of organisms from one trophic level to another is called

A Energy chain
B Food chain
C Trophic chain
D Organism chain

Q 20: The transitional area between two ecosystems is termed as

A Ecoline
B Ecotourism
C Ecotone
D None of the above

Q 21: The two main components of an ecosystem are

A Plants and animals
B Biotic and abiotic
C Earth and its surroundings
D Macro and microorganisms

Q 22: Which of the following gases is not harmful as a natural component of the atmosphere?

A Carbon dioxide
B Hydrogen
C Nitrogen
D Water vapours

Q 23: As a result of biomagnification, the secondary consumers will be

A The most toxic
B The least toxic
C Not toxic at all
D None of the above

Q 24: Energy pyramid is

A Always inverted
B Always horizontal
C Sometimes diagonal
D None of the above

Q 25: Total organic matter in an ecosystem is called

A Biome
B Biotic community
C Plants
D Biomass

Q 26: Which of the following is the basis for all food chains?

A Consumers
B Producers
C Decomposers
D None of the above

Q 27: The existence of atmosphere on the earth is due to

A The revolution of the earth around the sun.
B The rotation of the earth.
C The gravitational force of the earth.
D None of the above

Q 28: Which of the following is not an abiotic condition?

A Water
B Soil
C Temperature
D Bacteria

Q 29: Population consists of

A Organisms in a species that are capable of reproducing among themselves.
B Different species that can interbreed.
C Collective members of a species living and interacting across the biosphere.
D Some organisms that may not belong to any species.

Q 30: Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear nights (without clouds) during winters. This is because

A Clouds radiate heat towards the earth.
B Clouds prevent cold waves from the sky descending on the earth.
C Clouds prevent escaping of heat radiation from the earth.
D Clouds being at great heights from earth absorb heat from the sun and send them towards the earth.

Q 31: The urbanization process accounts for the wind in the urban centres during nights to remain

A Faster than that in rural areas.
B Slower than that in rural areas.
C The same as that in the rural areas.
D Cooler than that in rural areas.

Q 32: If population growth follows a logistic curve, then the maximum sustainable yield

A Is equal to half the carrying capacity.
B Is equal to the carrying capacity.
C Depends on growth rates.
D Depends on the initial population.

Q 33: Earth is often struck by solar eruptions, which comprise energetic particles that are hurled away from the Sun into space. Which of the following statements reflect the effect on earth?
1. When these eruptions interact with the magnetic field, they cause beautiful auroras.

2. They breakdown radio communication and power supplies.

3. They don’t affect life support system on earth.
Codes:

A 1 only
B 1 and 2 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 3 only

Q 34: A temperature inversion is a condition when the air

A Near the ground is lighter.
B Near the ground is cooler than air at the higher altitudes.
C Near the ground is hotter than that at higher altitudes.
D None of the above

Q 35: Beginning from the surface of earth, what is the sequence of different layers of atmosphere?

A Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
B Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
C Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
D None of the above

Q 36: The most dynamic layer of the atmosphere in terms of climatic and weather conditions is

A Troposphere
B Ionosphere
C Stratosphere
D Mesosphere

Q 37: In which of the following layers of the atmosphere, ozone (O3) gas is present?

A Stratosphere
B Mesosphere
C Troposphere
D None of the above

Q 38: In which of the following atmospheric layers ionosphere occurs?

A Mesosphere
B Exosphere
C Stratosphere
D Troposphere

Q 39: In an ecotone, the species which become abundant are called

A Keystone species
B Endemic species
C Edge species
D Foster species