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Q. No.Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
COLUMN I
COLUMN II
A
Standing crop
P
Mass of living material at each trophic level at a particular time
B
Standing state
Q
The amount of nutrients present in the soil at any given time
C
Net primary productivity
R
The rate of formation of new organic matter by consumers
D
Secondary productivity
S
Available biomass for the consumption to heterotrophs
Codes:
A
B
C
D
1.
S
P
Q
R
2.
P
Q
R
S
3.
P
Q
S
R
4.
R
P
Q
S
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In primary hydrarch succession, the seral stage just before the climax forest is likely to be:
1. Submerged free floating plant stage
2. Scrub stage
3. Marsh meadow stage
4. Reed swamp stage
1. Submerged free floating plant stage
2. Scrub stage
3. Marsh meadow stage
4. Reed swamp stage
Subtopic: Ecological Succession (OLD NCERT) |
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Identify the correct statement:
I. PAR designates the spectral range of solar radiation from 400 to 700 nanometers
II. PAR is less than 50% of the incident solar radiation
III. Plants capture only 2 to 10% of PAR
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
I. PAR designates the spectral range of solar radiation from 400 to 700 nanometers
II. PAR is less than 50% of the incident solar radiation
III. Plants capture only 2 to 10% of PAR
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
Subtopic: Energy Flow |
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The trophic level of an organism is the number of steps it is from the start of the food chain. The Level 2 typically will be occupied by:
| 1. | Primary producer | 2. | Herbivore |
| 3. | Carnivore | 4. | Apex predator |
Subtopic: Energy Flow |
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If plants convert about 1% of the sunlight they receive into chemical energy, the total energy originally present in the incident sunlight that is finally embodied in a tertiary consumer is about:
1. 0.1%
2. 0.01%
3. 0.001%
4. 0.0001%
1. 0.1%
2. 0.01%
3. 0.001%
4. 0.0001%
Subtopic: Energy Flow |
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Consider the following facts regarding nutrient cycling:
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
| I. | Carbon cycle | Atmosphere only contains 10 % of total global carbon. |
| II. | Phosphorus cycle | Respiratory release of phosphorus into atmosphere is absent. |
| III. | Nitrogen cycle | Only prokaryotes are capable of carrying out biological nitrogen fixation. |
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic: Mineral Cycling & Ecosystem Services (OLD NCERT) |
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Regarding energy flow in an ecosystem:
| 1. | About 2 to 10 % of incident solar radiation is PAR |
| 2. | An ecosystem is exempt from the Second Law of Thermodynamics |
| 3. | The amount of energy increases at successive trophic levels |
| 4. | The number of trophic levels in a grazing food chain is limited |
Subtopic: Energy Flow |
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The net primary productivity of oceans is about:
| 1. | 25 % of the annual net primary productivity of the whole biosphere |
| 2. | 33 % of the annual net primary productivity of the whole biosphere |
| 3. | 66 % of the annual net primary productivity of the whole biosphere |
| 4. | 70 % of the annual net primary productivity of the whole biosphere |
Subtopic: Ecosystem Productivity |
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Which of the following seral stages represents the stage that is seen in a typical primary hydrarch succession just before the establishment of final forest stage?
1. Marsh-meadow stage
2. Scrub stage
3. Reed-swamp stage
4. Submerged free-floating plant stage
1. Marsh-meadow stage
2. Scrub stage
3. Reed-swamp stage
4. Submerged free-floating plant stage
Subtopic: Ecological Succession (OLD NCERT) |
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Of the total cost of various ecosystem services, the cost of climate regulation and habitat for wildlife is about:
1. 6 %
2. 10 %
3. 12 %
5. 50 %
1. 6 %
2. 10 %
3. 12 %
5. 50 %
Subtopic: Mineral Cycling & Ecosystem Services (OLD NCERT) |
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