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This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environmental Biotechnology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The process of Leaching is basically the removal of soluble salts. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
2. |
Which technique is not used to manage saline aquatic systems? |
A. | End-of-pipe |
B. | Subsurface drainage |
C. | Skimming well technology |
D. | Leaching |
Answer» B. Subsurface drainage | |
3. |
Which of the following is a method for managing the excess algae in marine ecosystem? |
A. | Drainage |
B. | Harmful algal blooms |
C. | Bio-remediation |
D. | Bio-degradation |
Answer» B. Harmful algal blooms | |
4. |
Which of the following is the process by which the saline water underlying freshwater rises upward into the freshwater zone? |
A. | Bio-remediation |
B. | Bio-degradation |
C. | Bio-magnification |
D. | Upconing |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
How does algae reaches the soil surface during dry season? |
A. | Capillary rise |
B. | Diffusion |
C. | Active transport |
D. | Passive transport |
Answer» B. Diffusion | |
6. |
Arrange these soluble cations (Na, Ca, K, Mg) in ascending order of abundance of soluble cations found in saline water bodies. |
A. | Na > Mg > Ca > K |
B. | Mg > Na > Ca > K |
C. | K > Mg > Ca > Na |
D. | Na > Mg > K > Ca |
Answer» B. Mg > Na > Ca > K | |
7. |
Which of the following are found in abundance in coastal saline water bodies? |
A. | Oxygen |
B. | NaCl |
C. | Nitrogen |
D. | Carbon monoxide |
Answer» C. Nitrogen | |
8. |
Which of the following Sea water intrusions consists of a lot of Geo-chemical process and doesn t include microalgae? |
A. | Inter-aquifer mixing |
B. | Anthropogenic contamination |
C. | Increasing dissolved oxygen |
D. | Mobilization of brines |
Answer» D. Mobilization of brines | |
9. |
Which of the following process would increase the salt content in the soil? |
A. | Engineered biopiling |
B. | Soil salinization |
C. | Land farming |
D. | Bio-sparging |
Answer» C. Land farming | |
10. |
The production of algae comprises about 30% of the operating costs in the bivalve hatchery. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
11. |
Micro-algae are an essential food source in rearing which of the following marine molluscs? |
A. | Zooplankton |
B. | Shrimp |
C. | Marine gastropods |
D. | Bacteria |
Answer» E. | |