GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 106

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 106

1051) Primary productivity at the climax stage of a succession is
A) higher than consumption
B) lower than the consumption
C) equal to consumption
D) not related to consumption

Answer: equal to consumption
   
1052) The pyramid of number of a parasitic food chain in forest ecosystem is
A) always inverted
B) always upright
C) mixture of inverted and upright
D) sometimes inverted and sometimes upright

Answer: always inverted
   
1053) Path of energy flow in an ecosystem is
A) herbivores-producers-carnivores-de composers
B) herbivores-carnivores-producers-de composers
C) producers-carnivores-herbivores de composers
D) producers-herbivores-carnivores-de composers

Answer: producers-herbivores-carnivores-de composers
   
1054) Consider the following statements
1. The term 'ecology' is first given by Reiter.
2. The term 'ecosystem' is first given by Tansley.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) 1 and 2
D) None of the above

Answer: Only 2
   
1055) Study of inter-relationship between living organisms and their environment is called
A) Plant geography
B) Ecology
C) Plant social science
D) Ecosystem

Answer: Ecology

1056) Ecosystem may be defined as
A) a species along with environment
B) plant found in water
C) plants found on land
D) all plants and animals species along with environment

Answer: all plants and animals species along with environment
   
1057) Which one of the following organisms is likely to show the highest concentration of DDT, one it has been introduce into the ecosystem?
A) Grasshopper
B) Toad
C) Snake
D) Cattle

Answer: Snake
   
1058) Autoecology means
A) effect of soil on plant
B) effect of temperature on plant
C) effect of transpiration on plant
D) relationship of species with their environment

Answer: relationship of species with their environment
   
1059) When we eat the flesh of goat, we are
A) primary consumer
B) secondary consumer
C) tertiary consumer
D) None of the above

Answer: secondary consumer
   
1060) Which among the following statements is incorrect?
A) Biome refers to large scale areas of similar flora and fauna and climatic characteristics.
B) An ecosystem is a set of organisms and abiotic components connected by the exchange of matter and energy.
C) Ecological niche is a set of only biotic conditions in which a species is able to persist and maintain stable population sizes.
D) Community consists of all the species living in a particular area.

Answer: Ecological niche is a set of only biotic conditions in which a species is able to persist and maintain stable population sizes.