Q. No.Energy flow and nutrient cycling are two important components of an ecosystem. What will be true comparison of the two?
| 1. | The amount of energy is much greater than the amount of nutrients |
| 2. | Organisms always need nutrients, but they don't always need energy |
| 3. | Nutrients are recycled, but energy is not |
| 4. | Organisms always need energy, but they don't always need nutrients |
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| Statement I: | There is unidirectional movement of energy towards the higher trophic levels and its dissipation and loss as heat to the environment. |
| Statement II: | Nutrients are never lost from the ecosystems, rather they are recycled time and again indefinitely. |
2. Only Statement II is correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
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NEET MCQ Books for XIth & XIIth Physics, Chemistry & Biology| Assertion (A): | Most ecosystems would vanish if the sun were not, continuously, providing energy to the Earth. |
| Reason (R): | Ecosystems and living organisms defy second law of thermodynamics. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not explain (A). |
| 2. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 3. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A). |
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NEET MCQ Books for XIth & XIIth Physics, Chemistry & Biology| Statement I: | No energy that is trapped into an organism remains in it forever. |
| Statement II: | All animals depend on plants [directly or indirectly] for their food requirements. |
2. Only Statement II is correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
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NEET MCQ Books for XIth & XIIth Physics, Chemistry & BiologyPrimary carnivores are, most aptly, characterized as:
| 1. | Secondary producers | 2. | Primary consumers |
| 3. | Secondary consumers | 4. | Tertiary consumers |
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NEET MCQ Books for XIth & XIIth Physics, Chemistry & BiologyThe detritus food chain:
| I: | begins with dead organic matter |
| II: | is the major conduit of energy flow in aquatic ecosystem. |
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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NEET MCQ Books for XIth & XIIth Physics, Chemistry & BiologyIn a terrestrial ecosystem, a much larger fraction of energy flows through the:
| 1. | DFC | 2. | GFC |
| 3. | Either of DFC or GFC | 4. | Nither of DFC nor GFC |
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NEET MCQ Books for XIth & XIIth Physics, Chemistry & BiologyConsider the following statements:
| I: | In an aquatic ecosystem, Grazing Food Chain (GFC) is the major conduit for energy flow. |
| II: | In a terrestrial ecosystem, Detritus Food Chain (DFC) is the major conduit for energy flow. |
| III: | GFC and DFC are not interconnected at any level. |
Which of the above statements are true?
| 1. | I and II only | 2. | I and III only |
| 3. | II and III only | 4. | I, II, and III |
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NEET MCQ Books for XIth & XIIth Physics, Chemistry & BiologyIn an aquatic food chain, zooplankton occupy which trophic level?
| 1. | First | 2. | Second |
| 3. | Third | 4. | Fourth |
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NEET MCQ Books for XIth & XIIth Physics, Chemistry & BiologyIf the carbon atoms fixed by producers already have passed through three species, the trophic level of the last species would be
| 1. | Scavenger | 2. | Tertiary producer |
| 3. | Tertiary consumer | 4. | Secondary consumer |
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