Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In a pond ecosystem, which organisms are present in the maximum number?

A. Producers
B. Consumers
C. Decomposers
D. Scavengers
Answer» C. Decomposers
2.

What is the position of producers in the pyramid of energy?

A. Zero
B. Second
C. First
D. Third
Answer» D. Third
3.

What is the position of herbivores in a pyramid of biomass?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Answer» C. Third
4.

Which of the following has maximum numbers, if plants, grasshopper, birds, and lion are the components of an ecosystem?

A. Grasshopper
B. Lion
C. Plants
D. Birds
Answer» D. Birds
5.

Which of the following is the lowest in number, if plants, grasshopper, birds, and lion are the components of an ecosystem?

A. Birds
B. Grasshopper
C. Plants
D. Lion
Answer» E.
6.

Though the pyramid of energy is always upright, what decreases at successive trophic levels from producers to consumers?

A. Number of all plants and animals
B. The area at each trophic level
C. Energy content
D. Ecological succession
Answer» D. Ecological succession
7.

In a stable ecosystem, whose inverted pyramid is not observed?

A. Food
B. Number
C. Biomass
D. Energy
Answer» E.
8.

On what is the pyramid of numbers based on?

A. The energy at each trophic level
B. Individuals in a trophic level
C. Biomass content at each trophic level
D. The area at each trophic level
Answer» C. Biomass content at each trophic level
9.

How many types are do ecological pyramids have?

A. Thirteen types
B. Two types
C. Three types
D. Five types
Answer» D. Five types
10.

What does the pyramid of energy indicate because of which it is said to be the best representation of an ecosystem?

A. Number of all plants and animals
B. Rate of respiration
C. The total rate of photosynthesis
D. The rate of energy flow through the food chain
Answer» E.
11.

What does the pyramid of number and pyramid of biomass represent?

A. The rate of production of food
B. The relationship among the organisms
C. The rate of respiration
D. The rate of loss of energy
Answer» C. The rate of respiration
12.

On which basis is the idea of productivity of an ecosystem based?

A. Pyramid of biomass
B. Pyramid of number
C. Ecological succession
D. Pyramid of energy
Answer» B. Pyramid of number
13.

Which of the following represents the relationship of prey being more than predators?

A. Age structure
B. Pyramid of number
C. Ecological succession
D. Environmental issues
Answer» C. Ecological succession