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Ecology

Description: PRACTICE MCQ FOR BOARD AND MEDICAL ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: ECOSYSTEM FOOD CHAIN FOODWEB PYRAMID POLLUTION EUTROPHICATION GLOBAL WARMING Energy Flow Ecologacal Succession Ecological Succession Environmental Issues Causes and Effects of Water Pollution
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Methaemoglobin formation results in blue baby syndrome. This is due to

  1. excess of lead in drinking water

  2. excess of arsenic in drinking water

  3. deficiency of iron

  4. excess of nitrates in drinking water


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Excess of nitrates in drinking water causes methaemoglobin formation which results in blue baby syndrome orĀ  methemoglobinemia.

The term ecosystem was given by

  1. Odum

  2. Karl Mobius

  3. Tansley

  4. Haeckel


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The term ecosystem was given by Tansley.

The total amount of energy that plants assimilate by photosynthesis is called

  1. gross primary production

  2. net primary production

  3. biomass

  4. a pyramid of energy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The total amount of energy that plants assimilate by photosynthesis is called gross primary production.

The second trophic level in a freshwater lake is

  1. fishes

  2. snakes

  3. phytoplankton

  4. zooplankton


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Zoo-plankton form the second trophic level in a freshwater lake. Zooplanktons are primary consumers.

Select the statement which best explains mutualism.

  1. One partner is benefited.

  2. Both the partners are benefited.

  3. One partner benefited, other is not affected.

  4. One partner benefited, other is affected.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In Mutualism both the partners are benefited

The relationship between cattle egret and grazing cattle shows

  1. Parasitism

  2. Predation

  3. Commensalism

  4. Mutualism


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In commensalism one partner is benefits and the other partner is not affected .So, the relationship between cattle egret and grazing cattle is commensalism .

A secondary pollutant among the following is

  1. NO2

  2. SO2

  3. PAN

  4. NO


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Peroxy acetyl nitrate is a secondary pollutant.

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

  1. Light

  2. Decomposer

  3. Temperature

  4. Water


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Decomposers are biotic or living factors

Which of the following is a secondary consumer in a grazing food chain?

  1. Grass

  2. Grasshopper

  3. Lion

  4. Bird


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bird is a secondary consumer in a grazing food chain.

The thickness of the ozone in a column of air from the ground to the top of the atmosphere is measured in terms of

  1. Centimeter

  2. Dobson unit

  3. Pascal

  4. Astronomical unit


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The thickness of the ozone in a column of air from the ground to the top of the atmosphere is measured in terms of Dobson unit.

Montreal protocol was signed at Montreal (Canada) in 1987 to controll the emission of

  1. green house gases

  2. acid rain causing substances

  3. ozone depleting substances

  4. polar ice cap melting substances


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Montreal protocol was signed at Montreal (Canada) in 1987 to controll the emission of ozone depleting substances.

Which of the following is an example of E-wastes?

  1. Sewage wastes

  2. Irreparable computers

  3. Domestic waste

  4. Radioactive wastes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Irrepairable computers are an example of e-waste.

Who is known as father of ecology in India?

  1. MS Swaminathan

  2. Birbal Sanhi

  3. Ramdeo Misra

  4. HG Khorana


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ramdeo Misra is reversed as father of ecology in India.

Which one is a renewable source of energy?

  1. Coal

  2. Nuclear fuel

  3. Minerals

  4. Ground water


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ground water is a renewable source of energy.

Common detritivores in ecosystem are

  1. phytoplanktons and zooplankton

  2. fungus and bacteria

  3. algae and bryophytes

  4. plants and animals


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Common detritivore in ecosystem are fungus and bacteria.

Lichens are the best indicators of air pollution and are sensitive to

  1. radioactive fallout

  2. nitrogen oxides

  3. sulphur dioxide

  4. methane


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lichens are the best indicators of air pollution and are sensitive to Sulphur dioxide

Ecological succession is

  1. the changes in species over time

  2. the gradual process by which the species composition of a community changes

  3. the changes in a forest as the trees grow larger

  4. the process by which a species becomes abundant


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ecological succession is the gradual process by which the species composition of a community changes.

Which of the following is not an in situ method of conservation?

  1. Sacred groves

  2. Sanctuary

  3. National park

  4. Zoo


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Zoo is ex situ method of conservation

Which of the following is not an invasive species?

  1. Rouwolfia

  2. Parthenium

  3. Lantana

  4. Eiccornea


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rouwolfia is not an invasive species

Which of the following is known as lung of the planet?

  1. Eastern himalaya

  2. Western ghat

  3. Amazon forest

  4. Savannha


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Amazon forest is known as lung of the planet.

Which of the following is not a green house gas?

  1. N2O

  2. CO2

  3. O2

  4. Methane


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

O2 is not a green house gas.

Depletion of ozone layer is mainly due to

  1. CO2

  2. NO2

  3. CFC

  4. CH4


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Depletion of ozone layer is mainly due to CFC(Chloroflurocarbon).

Minamata disease is due to

  1. cadmium poisoning

  2. mercury poisoning

  3. lead poisoning

  4. arsenic poisoning


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Minamata disease is caused due to mercury poisoning.

Which of the following gases is associated with global warming?

  1. O2

  2. N2

  3. H2S

  4. CO2


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

CO2 is associated with global warming.

Percentage of energy that can be stored by a herbivore after feeding green plants is

  1. 20%

  2. 15%

  3. 10%

  4. 40%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Percentage of energy that can be stored by a herbivore after feeding on green plants is 10%.

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