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251. |
How many types of aquatic ecosystems are there? |
A. | One |
B. | Two |
C. | Three |
D. | Four |
Answer» C. Three | |
252. |
In ponds, dead bodies of plants and animals accumulates: |
A. | at the bottom |
B. | On the surface |
C. | Inside the pond |
D. | in all layers |
Answer» B. On the surface | |
253. |
Essence of environmental sciences involve: |
A. | Social aspect |
B. | Political aspect |
C. | Economic aspect |
D. | All of above |
Answer» E. | |
254. |
Where the carbondioxide is absorbed in the leaves? |
A. | Stomata |
B. | Stem |
C. | Enzyme |
D. | Fruites |
Answer» B. Stem | |
255. |
How erosion controlled by forest? |
A. | By reducing in the sunlight penetration |
B. | By reducing the rainfall’s force on the soil’s surface |
C. | By reducing the pressure |
D. | By increasing the rainfall’s force on the soil’s surface |
Answer» C. By reducing the pressure | |
256. |
What are sources of energy an ecosystem rely on ? |
A. | Wind energy |
B. | Sunlight and Chemical energy |
C. | Thermal Energy |
D. | Wave energy |
Answer» C. Thermal Energy | |
257. |
Running water is called |
A. | Lentic |
B. | Lotic |
C. | Standing water |
D. | Streams |
Answer» C. Standing water | |
258. |
Primary consumers feed on: |
A. | Animals |
B. | Plants |
C. | Microorganisms |
D. | All of above |
Answer» C. Microorganisms | |
259. |
Which ecosystem is economically important in world? |
A. | Boreal Forests |
B. | Taiga Forest |
C. | Tropical rain forests |
D. | Monsoon Forests |
Answer» B. Taiga Forest | |
260. |
Most of solar radiation is reflected by |
A. | Atmospheric clouds |
B. | dust |
C. | gases |
D. | All of above |
Answer» E. | |
261. |
Initial development of an 'ecosystem' is known as |
A. | Primary succession |
B. | Secondary succession |
C. | Tertiary succession |
D. | All of above |
Answer» B. Secondary succession | |
262. |
What is outer limit of stratosphere? |
A. | 30 km |
B. | 50 km |
C. | 60 km |
D. | 40 km |
Answer» C. 60 km | |
263. |
What is example of heterotroph? |
A. | Animals |
B. | Plants |
C. | Producers |
D. | Decomposers |
Answer» B. Plants | |
264. |
Food chains are often used in ecological modeling. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
265. |
What has a strong control over vegetation characteristic? |
A. | Climate |
B. | Source of irrigation |
C. | Land |
D. | Fertilizers |
Answer» B. Source of irrigation | |
266. |
According to first law, energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but, can only show a state known as |
A. | Utilized |
B. | Thermodynamics |
C. | Convection |
D. | Conversion |
Answer» E. | |
267. |
Ecesis is the initial establishment of the plant community. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
268. |
When the pH value is 7, it is |
A. | Acidic |
B. | Basic |
C. | Neutral |
D. | Alkaline |
Answer» D. Alkaline | |
269. |
Organisms, obtain energy from sunlight and make organic matter from inorganic substance, known as |
A. | Heterotrophs |
B. | Autotrophs |
C. | Consumers |
D. | Decomposers |
Answer» C. Consumers | |
270. |
The bacteria and fungi living in the soil are |
A. | Herbivores |
B. | Decomposers |
C. | Consumers |
D. | Omnivores |
Answer» C. Consumers | |
271. |
Detritivores' are consumers of |
A. | Carnivores |
B. | plants |
C. | Dead organisms |
D. | Humans |
Answer» D. Humans | |
272. |
What are the large scale eco-system? |
A. | Biomass |
B. | Biomes |
C. | Tundra |
D. | Desert |
Answer» C. Tundra | |
273. |
In the modern fishing, Net at least 1km wide are trailed that can scoop up to how many fishes? |
A. | 500 tones |
B. | 400tonnes |
C. | 1000tonnes |
D. | 500 tones |
Answer» C. 1000tonnes | |
274. |
Which countries at the shallow areas of water extract oil and natural gas? |
A. | Gulf of Middle East |
B. | Gulf of Mexico |
C. | North Sea |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
275. |
The 200 mile wide zone is known as |
A. | Economical Exit Zones |
B. | Economical Exclusion Zone |
C. | Coastal Zones |
D. | All of these |
Answer» C. Coastal Zones | |
276. |
Desert and semi-arid regions have many organisms such as insects, birds and animals. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
277. |
What meant that there are insufficient fish left to carry on the reproductive cycle? |
A. | Overfishing |
B. | Exploitation |
C. | Both a and b |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Exploitation | |
278. |
Where can we see coral reefs? |
A. | In pond |
B. | In desert |
C. | In shallow trophical seas |
D. | In dense tropical forest |
Answer» D. In dense tropical forest | |
279. |
Which is the simplest aquatic ecosystem? |
A. | Pond |
B. | Stream |
C. | Lake |
D. | Marine |
Answer» B. Stream | |
280. |
Which of the following helps to preserve biodiversity? |
A. | Private forests |
B. | Rocks |
C. | Seas |
D. | Sediments |
Answer» B. Rocks | |
281. |
Exposure to noise such as traffic, industries, mining can cause |
A. | Asthma |
B. | Deafness, mental retardation |
C. | Heart issues |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above | |
282. |
Nutrients, acidity and depth includes in which factors of abiotic component? |
A. | Climate |
B. | Soil |
C. | Local Factors |
D. | Animals |
Answer» C. Local Factors | |
283. |
What is structure of water? |
A. | Bihedral |
B. | Trihedral |
C. | Tetrahedral Arrangement |
D. | Singe hedral |
Answer» D. Singe hedral | |
284. |
Mangroves and estuaries, less dependent on |
A. | Animals |
B. | Sunlight |
C. | Inorganic |
D. | Organic factors |
Answer» C. Inorganic | |
285. |
Which level of the continental shelf varies area to area? |
A. | Width |
B. | Length |
C. | Diameter |
D. | Size |
Answer» B. Length | |
286. |
Which among the following is a product of photosynthesis? |
A. | Glucose |
B. | Carbon |
C. | Monoxide |
D. | Nitrogen |
Answer» B. Carbon | |
287. |
How many parts are there in the forest ecosystem? |
A. | One |
B. | Two |
C. | Three |
D. | Four |
Answer» C. Three | |
288. |
Above tropopause, there lies a |
A. | Thermosphere |
B. | Stratosphere |
C. | Troposphere |
D. | Mesosphere |
Answer» C. Troposphere | |
289. |
What is called for the benefits that nature provides to human beings? |
A. | Ecosystem services |
B. | Ecosystem conservation |
C. | Ecosystem degradation |
D. | Ecosystem pool |
Answer» B. Ecosystem conservation | |
290. |
Which of the following is the highest trophic level organism in grassland food web? |
A. | Grass |
B. | Grasshopper |
C. | Lizard |
D. | Hawk |
Answer» E. | |
291. |
What is source of O₂ and CO₂ ? |
A. | Atmosphere |
B. | Biosphere |
C. | Living things |
D. | Animals |
Answer» B. Biosphere | |
292. |
The growth rate of vegetation measured by the increase in the biome over the year is known as |
A. | Productivity |
B. | Primary Productivity |
C. | Net Primary Productivity |
D. | Secondary Productivity |
Answer» D. Secondary Productivity | |
293. |
What are life sustaining resources in biosphere? |
A. | Plants |
B. | Air, Water and Food |
C. | Sunlight |
D. | Microorganism |
Answer» C. Sunlight | |
294. |
How many types of ecological pyramids are there? |
A. | One |
B. | Two |
C. | Three |
D. | Four |
Answer» D. Four | |
295. |
What makes sea water not to be safe for drinking ? |
A. | High salt concentration |
B. | High minerals |
C. | Marine water pollution |
D. | Density of saewater |
Answer» B. High minerals | |
296. |
What is average thickness of lithosphere at continental region? |
A. | 30 km |
B. | 50 km |
C. | 20 km |
D. | 40 km |
Answer» E. | |
297. |
Plant eating animals are known as |
A. | Consumers |
B. | Herbivores |
C. | Producers |
D. | Carnivores |
Answer» C. Producers | |
298. |
Siltation in rivers, harbors and reservoirs is caused by |
A. | Erosion |
B. | Removal of topsoil |
C. | Eutrophication |
D. | Deforestation |
Answer» B. Removal of topsoil | |
299. |
What is stored to feed cattle if there is no grass during summer to cattle? |
A. | Vegetables |
B. | Chemical manures |
C. | Fodder |
D. | Water |
Answer» D. Water | |
300. |
Lead is used for the manufacturing of |
A. | Cables, Batteries, roofing |
B. | Electrical Wires |
C. | Machines |
D. | Equipments |
Answer» B. Electrical Wires | |