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Interdependence between plants and animals - class-VIII

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Cod and shark liver oil is a source of

  1. Energetic nutrients

  2. Constructive nutrients

  3. Energetic and constructive nutrients

  4. Protective nutrients

  5. Protective and constructive nutrients


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is associated with egg production?

  1. White revolution

  2. Yellow revolution

  3. Silver revolution

  4. Green revolution


Correct Option: C

Broody hens

  1. Lay eggs only

  2. Grown for meat only

  3. Hatch the eggs

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following honey bee collects the nectar?

  1. Fertile female

  2. Infertile female

  3. Fertile male

  4. Infertile male


Correct Option: B

Which animal do not reared in poultry farm?

  1. Turkey

  2. Goose

  3. Rabbit

  4. Duck


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the requirement of animal husbandry?

  1. Caring of animals

  2. Proper medical facility

  3. Good nutritional food

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

The function of reservoir pool is to meet with the deficit of nutrient that occurs due to.

  1. Imbalance in rate of efflux and influx of nutrients

  2. Only efflux of nutrients

  3. Ceased nutrient cycle

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The function of the reservoir is to meet the deficit which occurs due to meet the deficit which occurs due to imbalance in the rate of influx and efflux.

So, the correct option is 'Imbalance in rate of efflux and influx of nutrients'.

Which is not a characteristic of seral stages?

  1. Simplified food chain

  2. Few and generalised niches

  3. Low net primary productivity(NPP)

  4. Low energy use efficiency


Correct Option: A

'Baking soda' and 'lime' has

  1. Low pH

  2. High pH

  3. Medium PH

  4. No PH


Correct Option: B

The dead and decaying materials when decomposed by microorganism forms

  1. Humus

  2. Fertilizer

  3. Loamy soil

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Increase in the microorganism of soil increases the formation of 

  1. Humus

  2. Clay

  3. Rocks

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Which of the following can act as decomposers?

  1. Lion

  2. Tiger

  3. Monkey

  4. Fungi


Correct Option: D

Humus can increase the 

  1. Soil fertility

  2. Water table

  3. Minerals

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

The decomposers in the forest perform 

  1. Production of the plants

  2. Decomposition of the plants and animals

  3. Breakdown of the forests

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Decomposers are saprotrophs, which decompose the organic remains of plants and animals by secreting extracellular digestive enzymes. Due to degradation of organic remains, decomposers are also called reducers. Heterotrophic bacteria and saprophytic fungi are the important organisms which usually act as decomposers. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Assertion : Interspecific hybridization often fails to form normal embryos.

Reason : Such embryos can germinate in culture conditions.

  1. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

  2. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

  3. If assertion is true but reason is false.

  4. If the assertion and reason both are false.

  5. If assertion is false but reason is true.


Correct Option: B
Assertion:Methyl mercury highly persistent kind of pollutant that accumulates in food chain 
Reason: Mercury pollution is responsible for Minamata disease
  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false

  4. If both the assertion and reason are false

  5. If the assertion is false but reason is true


Correct Option: B

In grazer food chain the living plants are directly

  1. destroyed

  2. consumed

  3. decayed

  4. grown


Correct Option: B

Which among the following always decreases in a Food chain across tropic levels?

  1. Number

  2. Accumulated chemicals

  3. Energy

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following helps in the formation of humus?

  1. Earthworm

  2. Lion

  3. Birds

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Which organism will be affected in the absence of the decomposers?

  1. Plants

  2. Animals

  3. Insects

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Decomposers are the organisms that play a critical role by breaking down and decomposing the body and release the element back to nature for other organisms. Thus they help in recycling the nutrients in the atmosphere. They also act as the cleaning agent of the environment because without them dead organisms will pile up. Thus in their absence all the organisms i.e., plants, animals, and insects will be affected. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Which of the following pair is incorrect?

  1. Orange - Glandular hair

  2. Pomegranate - Testa

  3. Pear - Thalamus

  4. Mango - Seed


Correct Option: A

Scattering of seeds over a wide area is called ...........

  1. Pollination

  2. Fertilisation

  3. Dispersal

  4. Germination


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  1. Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of either same of a different flower of the same or different plant is pollination.
  2. The fusion of male and female gametes is known as fertilization.
  3. Scattering of seeds over a wide area by animals or other means is called dispersal.
  4. Growing of a new plant from seed under the favorable condition is known as germination.
So the correct option is "Dispersal".

A detrivorous animal of economic importance is

  1. Caterpillar larva

  2. Leech

  3. Earthworm

  4. Giriraja fowl


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Detrivores are those animals which obtain their nourishment by consuming decomposing plant and animal parts. Earthworms decompose the organic matter of soil thus aerating it which is then used by farmers as fertilizers. Thus it improves the fertility of soil making it more porous. 

Caterpillar larva feeds on leaves.
Leech is sanguivores which means blood sucking organism.
Giriraja fowl feeds on small insects and grass.
Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

Bacteria and fungi in a forest ecosystem are generally 

  1. Producers

  2. Decomposers

  3. Primary consumers

  4. Secondary consumers

  5. Tertiary consumers


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Decomposers are saprotrophs which decompose the organic remains by secreting extracellular digestive enzymes. Due to degradation of organic remains, decomposers are also called reducers. They are also known as mineralisers as they release minerals trapped in organic remains. Bacteria and fungi, in general microorganisms, are usually detrivores that feed on dead and decaying organic matter and act as decomposers.

The bacteria that attack dead organic matter are

  1. Producers

  2. Herbivores

  3. Carnivores

  4. Decomposers


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Decomposers are organisms feeding on dead remains of plants and animals and excreta of animals. Decomposers are saprotrophs, which decompose the organic remains by secreting extracellular digestive enzymes. Due to degradation of organic remains, decomposers are also called as reducers. They are also known as mineralizers, as they release minerals trapped in organic remains.

Microorganisms are

  1. Primary consumers

  2. Secondary consumers

  3. Tertiary consumers

  4. Decomposers


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The food chain starts with energy from the sun, which is captured by plants and converted into fuel through photosynthesis. 
  • Primary consumers eat plants, and secondary and tertiary consumers feed on primary consumers. At the end of the chain, a group of micro-organisms called as decomposers carry out natural process of decomposition and form the final link in the food chain. They break down dead animals and plants and return vital nutrients to the soil.
  • So, option D is correct here.

Decomposers are

  1. Autotrophs

  2. Heterotrophs

  3. Autoheterotrophs

  4. Organotrophs


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Decomposers are heterotrophs feeding on the dead and decaying matter. More specifically decomposers are saprotrophs, which decompose the organic remains by secreting extracellular digestive enzymes. Due to degradation of organic remains, decomposers are also called as reducers. They are also known as mineralizers, as they release mineral trapped in organic remains.

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