GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 103

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 103

1021) Which among the above is/are incorrectly paired?
A) Only 2
B) Only 3
C) 1 and 2
D) 1,2and 3

Answer: Only 3
   
1022) The plants that begin life as epiphytes in the canopy and send their roots
downward to the forest floor is called as
A) lianas
B) stranglers
C) parasites
D) saprophytes

Answer: stranglers
   
1023) Consider the following about BOD
1. BOD stands for Biotic Oxygen Demand.
2. The quality of organic pollutant in water can be determined by measuring BOD.
3. When huge amount of sewage is dumped into river, the BOD will increase.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: 2 and 3
   
1024) The bottom zone consisting of sand silt and dead organisms is called
A) pelagic zone
B) neritic zone
C) benthic zone
D) oceanic province

Answer: benthic zone
   
1025) Consider the following statements
1. The most stable ecosystem is forest.
2. Transitional zone between two different vegetation of a region is Ecodine.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) All of these
D) None of these

Answer: None of these

1026) Consider the following statements
1. The role of an organism in an ecosystem is called as niche.
2. Group of individuals of same species that share common attributes are called population.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of these

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
1027) Woody plants that take the form of vines supported on tree and shrubs are
A) shrubs
B) lianas
C) epiphytes
D) forbs

Answer: lianas
   
1028) The use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as
A) bio magnification
B) bio remediation
C) biomethanation
D) bioreduction

Answer: bioremediation
   
1029) Consider the following statements
1. Air borne plants that form symbiotic relationships with host plants are called Epiphytes.
2. Low lying broad leaved plants are called Forbs.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of these

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
1030) The following feed at all the trophic energy in different trophic levels in an ecosystem is
A) food chain
B) food web
C) ecological pyramid
D) cycles

Answer: ecological pyramid