Identify the biome that is not correctly matched with the physical parameters given in corresponding Column II and Column III:

An association of individuals of different species living in the same habitat and having functional interactions is.

1. ecological niche

2. biotic community

3. ecosystem

4. population

Most animals are tree dwellers in a 

1. coniferous forest

2. thorn woodland

3. temperate deciduous forest

4. tropical rainforest

The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of earth is

called

1. atmosphere                       

2. hydrosphere

3. lithosphere                       

4. biosphere

Which one of the following correctly represents an organism and its ecological niche?

(1) Vallisneria and pond

(2) Desert locust (Schistocerca) and desert

(3) Plant lice (aphids) and leaf

(4) Vultures and dense forest

What is the Greek word for ecology?

(1) Ethology                     

(2) oikologia

(3) Synecology                 

(4)  Hexicology

Physiological ecology

1. works at the organismic level

2. Tries to understand the adaptation with respect to survival only

3. Tries to understand the adaptation with respect to reproduction only

4. None of these

A wide variety of habitats within a biome can be a result of

1. Regional variation of temperature and precipitation.

2. Local variation of temperature and precipitation

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Natural selection

How many of the above statements is/are WRONG?

1. Three

2. Two

3. Only one

4. All four

Ecology is basically concerned with four levels of biological organization, which one of the following is
correct representation?

1. Population $\to$ Ecosystem $\to$ Biome $\to$ Landscape.

2. Communities $\to$ Population $\to$ Ecosystem $\to$ Biome.

3. Organisms $\to$ Population $\to$ Communities $\to$ Biome.

4. Species $\to$ Ecosystem $\to$ Communities $\to$ Biome.