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Autumn colouration of leaves appears only in

A. Tropical regions

B. Deserts

C. Temperate deciduous plants

D. Deserts

Correct Answer :

C. Temperate deciduous plants


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An American plant which had become a troublesome weed in India is

A. Typha latifolia

B. Cyperus rotundus

C. Parthenium

D. Eichhornia

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Hie earliest settlers on barren lands are generally

A. Diatoms

B. Lichens

C. Mosses

D. Ferns

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Tropical evergreen forests are seen in

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Haryana

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Assam

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Plankton, Nekton and Itenthon are not the components of one of the following ecosystems:

A. Marine

B. Freshwater

C. Grassland

D. Pond

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One of these is a renewable source of energy:

A. Solar energy

B. Hydro-power

C. Natural gas

D. All of these

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Biologists celebrate 5th June as

A. Darwin's birthday

B. World hygiene day

C. World environment day

D. World population day

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Water plants usually have

A. a well developed root system

B. a well developed vascular system

C. a well developed stomatal system

D. a reduced vascular system

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A pollutant is any substance, chemical or other factor that changes

A. natural geochemical cycles

B. the natural flora of a place

C. the natural wild life of a region

D. the natural balance of our environment

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  Which of the following is normally not at atmospheric pollutant

A. CO    

B. so2

C. co2

D.  Hydrocarbons

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Which is the correct food chain

A. grass � wolf > deer > buffalo

B. bacteria � grass � rabbit > wolf

C. grass � insect � bird � snake

D. grass > snake �insect � deer

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Autumn colouration of leaves appears only in

A. Tropical regions

B. Deserts

C. Temperate deciduous plants

D. Deserts

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Correct definition of ecosystem is :

A. A community of organisms interacting with one another

B. The abiotic component of a habitat

C. The part of the earth and its atmosphere which inhabits living organisms

D. The community of organisms together with environment in which they live

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Smog is a common pollutant in places having

A. excessive so2 in their air

B. excessive ammonia in the air

C. low temperature

D. high temperature

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Vegetation in Delhi is predominantly

A. halophytic

B. mesophytic

C. xerophytic

D. hydrophytic

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When young plants are grazed too heavily they get killed because

A. the roots are starved

B. of the mechanical injury to roots

C. most of the aerial parts are eaten away

D. of the mechanical injury to branches

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Hydrilla is a

A. suspended hydrophyte

B. submerged hydrophyte

C. floating and anchored plant

D. a free floating hydrophyte

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Silent valley is situated in

A. Kashmir

B. Kerala

C. Africa

D. America

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The ultimate source of energy for fish is

A. Protozoa

B. Oxygen produced by plants

C. Sunlight

D. Manure in the soil

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Radiation is a health hazard as it causes

A. leukaemia

B. polio

C. pneumonia

D. haemophilia

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What is the major constituent of biomass of an organism

A. Nitrogen

B. Carbon

C. Phospnorus

D. Oxygen

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Hie sequence blue green algae > crustose lichens � foliose lichens > mosses � shrubs � dicotyledonous tree represents

A. a food chain

B. genetic drift

C. ecological succession trend

D. a phylogenetic trend

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The biggest herbarium of India is

A. Botanical Survey of India - Calcutta

B. St. Xavier's Herbarium - Mumbai

C. Central National Herbarium - Calcutta

D. IARI - New Delhi

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Carbon cycle includes

A. producer - consumer - decomposer

B. decomposer - consumer - producer

C. producer - decomposer - consumer

D. consumer - producer - decomposer

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Commensalism is

A. when both organisms are benefited

B. when one organism is benefited without affecting the other

C. when one organism is affected

D. when both organisms are affected

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Mark which is true

A. A food chain is a chain of food consumers

B. A food chain is chain of food producers

C. A food chain is a series of organisms through which food energy flows in an ecosystem

D. None of the above

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An area of soil is thoroughly wetted and allowed to drain until capillary movement of water is stopped. The water content of the soil now gives

A. storage water

B. capillary water

C. field capacity

D. gravitational water

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The best indicator of SO^2 pollution is

A. Lichens

B. Algae

C. Fungus

D. Fems

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Desert plants are generally

A. Succulents

B. Heterophyllous

C. Herbaceous

D. Viviparous

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In grassland ecosystem the pyramid of energy is

A. upright

B. inverted

C. upright or inverted

D. none of these

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Soil particles 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