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Acid rain is

A. limited to industrial areas

B. presence of large quantity of SO^2 in the atmosphere

C. a natural phenomenon

D. presence of CO^2 in the atmosphere

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B. presence of large quantity of SO^2 in the atmosphere


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The total interacting animals and plants in any well defined area which as field or a pond is known as

A. biosphere

B. biome

C. community

D. ecosystem

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Soil particles are arranged in order of increasing size are

A. sand, silt and clay

B. silt, sand and clay

C. clay, sand and silt

D. clay, silt and sand

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Trophic levels are formed by

A. plants only

B. animals only

C. organisms linked in food chains

D. all of these

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One always finds many more of the prey species than of the predator. This is called a

A. food web

B. pyramid of numbers

C. pyramid of succession

D. none of these

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In an ecosystem the population of

A. primary producers is larger than that of primary consumers

B. secondary consumers is the largest because they are most powerful

C. primary consumers is the least dependent upon primary producers.

D. primary consumers outnumber primary producers

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When a big fish eats a small fish, which eats water fleas supported by phyto-plankton, the water-fleas are

A. producers

B. primary consumers

C. secondary consumers

D. top consumers in the food-chain

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Which is the correct sequence in a food-chain

A. Grass > Wolf �Deer -^Buffalo

B. Grass � Snake �Insect �Deer

C. Grass -�Insect >Birds >Snake

D. Bacteria ->Grass ~>Rabbit -�Wolf

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All the living organisms on earth constitute

A. biome

B. biosphere

C. community

D. population

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Acid rain is

A. limited to industrial areas

B. presence of large quantity of SO^2 in the atmosphere

C. a natural phenomenon

D. presence of CO^2 in the atmosphere

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Which of the following is an anti-forest conservation activity ?

A. Economy in timbering

B. Clear falling of trees

C. Prevention of fibres

D. Preservation of wild animals

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Birth rate under ideal conditions is known as

A. mortality

B. natality

C. both and

D. none of these

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A food-chain consists of

A. producer only

B. producers and consumers

C. consumers only

D. decomposers only

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Some animals have a constant high body temperature. This is because

A. they like this temperature

B. they can work fast in the temperature

C. they prefer to live in cold region

D. they are active animals

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Biological equilibrium is equilibrium among the

A. producers

B. producers and consumers

C. decomposers and producers

D. producers, consumers and decomposers

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Gas liberated in Bhopal gas tragedy was

A. methyl isocyanide

B. phenyl isocyanide

C. ethylene

D. acetylene

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Smog is a combination of

A. air and water

B. water and smoke

C. smoke and fog

D. fire and water

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Silent valley of Kerala is preserved because

A. it contains timber trees

B. it harbours lions

C. it harbours elephants

D. it contains rare animals and plants

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Synecology is the study of

A. environment

B. individual

C. specific species

D. plant community

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Ultra-violet radiation from sunlight causes the reaction that produce

A. CO    

B. so2

C. o3

D.
 Fluorides

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The term "ecosystem" was first proposed by

A. A.G. Tansely

B. H.T. Odum

C. Karl Mobius

D. None of these

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An organism which lives at the expense of another organism is called

A. predator

B. prey

C. host

D. parasite

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The energy storage of consumer level is called

A. gross primary productivity

B. net primary productivity

C. secondary productivity

D. none of these

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The soils transported by water are called

A. peat

B. alluvial

C. colluvial

D. none of these

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Desert animals are called

A. arboreal

B. cursorial

C. benthos

D. xeric

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Biome is

A. a part of the earth and its atmosphere which inhabits livings organisms

B. a community of organisms interacting with each other

C. the fauna and flora on land

D. the fauna and flora on ocean

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The transitional zone where two different types of communities meet is called the

A. Ecotype

B. Littoral

C. Ecotone

D. Both and

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The most polluted city in the world is

A. Tokyo

B. New York

C. Calcutta

D. Mexico

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Plants growing on sea shores show characters of

A. hydrophytes

B. mesophytes

C. xerophytes

D. halophytes

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Animals which live at the bottom of the sea are called

A. leutic

B. benthic

C. pelagic

D. none of these

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Which one is the direct ecological factor ?

A. Soil structure

B. Wind

C. Temperature

D. Climate