| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| 1. | Anagios - perms | Lichens | Algae | Fungi | Mosses | Ferns and allies | 
| 2. | Fungi | Lichens | Algae | Angios- perms | Mosse | Ferns and allies | 
| 3. | Fungi | Mosses | Ferns and allies | Angios - perms | Lichens | Algae | 
| 4. | Angios - perms | Ferns and allies | Lichens | Fungi | Algae | Mosses | 
Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
| COLUMN I | COLUMN II | ||
| A | Largest marine animal phylum | P | Arthropoda | 
| B | Largest animal phylum | Q | Mollusca | 
| C | Largest vertebrate class | R | Pisces | 
| D | Largest vertebrate endotherm class | S | Aves | 
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | P | Q | R | S | 
| 2. | Q | P | S | R | 
| 3. | P | Q | S | R | 
| 4. | Q | P | R | S | 
| I: | is a largely tropical rainforest in South Africa | 
| II: | has the greatest biodiversity on Earth | 
| III: | produces about 20% of total oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere through photosynthesis | 
| 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 | 
| 1. | It decreases exponentially. | 
| 2. | It increases exponentially. | 
| 3. | It increases at a decreasing rate. | 
| 4. | It remains constant. | 
| Assertion (A): | Tilman found that plots with more species showed less year-to-year variation in total biomass | 
| Reason (R): | He showed in his experiment that increased diversity contributed to higher productivity. | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. | 
| Assertion (A): | Paul Ehrlich explained the essentiality· of biodiversity for ecosystem health. | 
| Reason (R): | According to Paul Ehrlich, airplane and rivets are analogy to ecosystem and species respectively | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. | 
| Assertion (A): | A forest in a tropical region like equador has upto 10 times as many species of vascular plants as . a forest of equal area in a temperate region like the midwest of USA. | 
| Reason (R): | Tropical environment unlike temperate ones, are less seasonal, relatively more constant and predictable. | 
| 1. | (A) is True but (R) is False | 
| 2. | (A) is False but (R) is True | 
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is correct explanation of (A) | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) | 
| a. | Increased variability in certain ecosystem processes. | 
| b. | Lowered resistance to environmental perturbations. | 
| c. | Decline in productivity. |