Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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1.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of xerarch succession?

A. Forest → Shrubs → Herbs → Mosses → Lichens
B. Shrubs → Herbs → Mosses → Forest → Lichens
C. Lichens → Mosses → Herbs → Shrubs → Forest
D. Lichens → Mosses → Shrubs → Forest → Herbs
Answer» D. Lichens → Mosses → Shrubs → Forest → Herbs
2.

What will happen to biomass in an ecological succession from pioneer to climax community?

A. Increase and the decrease
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. Become zero
Answer» B. Increase
3.

In a plant succession, which is the last stabilized community?

A. Pioneer community
B. Seral community
C. Ecosphere
D. Climax community
Answer» E.
4.

Xerarch succession is observed in which of the following area?

A. Terrestrial area
B. Desert area
C. Aquatic area
D. Marshy area
Answer» C. Aquatic area
5.

What are pioneers?

A. The organisms of the second seral stage
B. The organisms of the third seral stage
C. The organisms of the first seral stage
D. The organisms of the fourth seral stage
Answer» D. The organisms of the fourth seral stage
6.

Who replaces the shrub stage in a xerarch succession?

A. Herbs
B. Forest
C. Lichens
D. Mosses
Answer» C. Lichens
7.

Who replaces the herbaceous plants in a xerarch succession?

A. Angiosperms
B. Lichens
C. Shrubs
D. Forest
Answer» D. Forest
8.

Who replaces the mosses in a xerarch succession?

A. Angiosperms
B. Reptiles
C. Shrubs
D. Herbs
Answer» E.
9.

In a xerarch succession, who helps in weathering and soil formation?

A. Mosses
B. Herbs
C. Lichens
D. Shrubs
Answer» D. Shrubs
10.

In a xerarch succession, who secrete acids to dissolve rock?

A. Shrubs
B. Herbs
C. Mosses
D. Lichens
Answer» E.
11.

Who replaces the lichens in a xerarch succession?

A. Herbs
B. Mosses
C. Shrubs
D. Forest
Answer» C. Shrubs
12.

Who acts as a pioneering species in a xerarch succession?

A. Phytoplankton
B. Pteridophytes
C. Lichens
D. Bryophytes
Answer» D. Bryophytes
13.

What is the sequence of successional stages occurring on bare rocks called?

A. Biological succession
B. Ecological succession
C. Hydrarch succession
D. Xerarch succession
Answer» E.
14.

What are conditions having too much hydration called?

A. Mesic
B. Hydric
C. Mesozoic
D. Xeric
Answer» C. Mesozoic
15.

What are conditions having too much dryness called?

A. Xeric
B. Hydric
C. Mesic
D. Mesozoic
Answer» B. Hydric
16.

What is a medium water condition called?

A. Mesozoic
B. Mesic
C. Hydric
D. Xeric
Answer» C. Hydric