Question Bank No: 2

1. Association in which one is benefited without affecting the other is

 a)Symbiosis
 b)Saprophytism
 c)Parasitism
 d)Commensalism

2. Plants and animals living in a particular area constitute

 a)Flora and fauna
 b)Community
 c)Ecosystem
 d)Ecology

3. In a population rate of addition of new members is higher than the rate of individuals lost. It shows

 a)Zero population growth
 b)Declined growth
 c)Exponential growth
 d)None of the above

4. A population with equal number of births and deaths will show

 a)Acceleration phase of growth
 b)Plateau phase
 c)Exponential growth phase
 d)Initial Phase of growth

5. Proportion of young individuals is highest in case of

 a)Declining population
 b)Stable population
 c)Both A and B
 d)Expanding population

6. Abundance of a species population within its habitat is

 a)Absolute density
 b)Regional density
 c)Relative density
 d)Niche density

7. Peak concentration of ozone occurs in the atmosphere above a height of

 a)10 km
 b)15 km
 c)20 km
 d)25 km

8. Biosphere is made of

 a)Living beings and their remains
 b)Living beings + Lithosphere + Hydrosphere + Atmosphere
 c)Living beings + Lithosphere
 d)Living organisms +Lithosphere + Hydrosphere

9. What is best pH of soil for cultivation

 a)3.4-5.4
 b)4.5-5.5
 c)5.5-6.5
 d)6.5-7.5

10. Amount of water a soil can hold against pull of gravity is called

 a)Field capacity
 b)Gravitational water
 c)Storage water
 d)Hygroscopic water

11. An area of soil thoroughly wetted and allowed to drain till percolation stops will have a water content called

 a)Capillary water
 b)Storage water
 c)Field capacity
 d)Gravitational water

12. Least porous soil is

 a)Clay soil
 b)Sandy soil
 c)Loam soil
 d)Gravelly soil

13. Soil transported by air is

 a)Alluvial
 b)Colluvial
 c)Glacial
 d)Eolian

14. Viviparity and pneumatophores are features of

 a)Hydrophytes
 b)Halophytes
 c)Mesophytes
 d)Xerophytes

15. Niche of a species is

 a)Place of living
 b)Specific functions and competitive power
 c)Habitat and specific functions
 d)None of the above

16. Shallow lakes with abundant organic matter are

 a)Saprotrophic
 b)Oligotrophic
 c)Eutrophic
 d)Heterotrophic

17. Upper part of Sea/aquatic ecosystem contains.

 a)Plankton
 b)Nekton
 c)Plankton and Nekton
 d)Benthos

18. In submerged hydrophytes the stomata occur

 a)On lower surface
 b)On upper surface
 c)No where
 d)On both the surfaces

19. Stem of submerged hydrophytes is soft and weak because of

 a)Absence of phloem
 b)Absence of stomata
 c)Absence of xylem
 d)Feebly developed supporting tissue and xylem

20. Ephemerals are a type of xerophytes

 a)Drought escaping
 b)Drought resisting
 c)Drought enduring
 d)None of the above

21. Ecology is study of relationships of

 a)Members of a family
 b)Man and environment
 c)Organisms and environment
 d)Soil and water

22. The term of ecology was actually coined by

 a)Aristolic
 b)Reiter
 c)Linnaeus
 d)Odum

23. Ecology(=ockologie) was coined by

 a)Linnacus
 b)Haeckel
 c)Harvey
 d)Odum/Lamarch

24. Ecology is connected with the study of

 a)Environment factors
 b)Plant adaptations
 c)Effect of plants on environment
 d)All the above

25. Study of inter-relationships between a species/individual and its environment in all stages of its lifecycle is

 a)Synecology
 b)Forest Ecology
 c)Autecology
 d)Ecology

26. Clay particles are

 a)Positively charged
 b)Negatively charged
 c)Electrically charged
 d)With out any charge

27. Plants growing in saline soil/high concentration of salts are

 a)Xerophytes
 b)Halophytes
 c)Heliophytes
 d)Hydrophytes

28. Ozone layer is found in

 a)Thermosphere
 b)Stratosphere
 c)Mesosphere
 d)Lithosphere

29. Which gas of the atmosphere holds up ultravoilet rays

 a)O2
 b)O3
 c)N2
 d)CO2

30. The sphere of living matter found on the surface of earth comprises

 a)Lithosphere
 b)Hydrosphere
 c)Atmosphere
 d)Biosphere

31. Edaphology is connected with

 a)Plant and biosphere
 b)Soil and living microorganisms
 c)Animals and ecosystem
 d)Soil and biosphere

32. Soil water available to roots is

 a)Surface water
 b)Hygroscopic water
 c)Gravitational water
 d)Capillary water

33. Humus is important for plant growth as it is

 a)Made of dead organic matter
 b)Derived from leaves
 c)Rich in nutrients and increases water holding capacity of soil
 d)Partially decomposed

34. Soil best suited for plant growth is

 a)Clay
 b)Loam
 c)Sandy
 d)Gravel

35. Which is amphibious?

 a)Casuarina
 b)Wolffia
 c)Polygonum
 d)Hydrilla

36. Mangrove of marshy Sunderbans is characterised by

 a)Pneumatophores
 b)Prop roots
 c)Vivipary
 d)All the above

37. Type of plants having adaptations to check transpiration is

 a)Xerophytes
 b)Lithophytes
 c)Halophytes
 d)Epiphytes

38. Submerged hydrophytes exchange gases through

 a)Stomata
 b)Hydathodes
 c)Lenticels
 d)General surface

39. The factor related to structure of earth surface is

 a)Edaphic
 b)Biotic
 c)Temperature
 d)Topographic

40. A plant devoid of roots is

 a)Wolffia/Ceratophyllum
 b)Vallisneria
 c)Hydrilla
 d)Azolla

41. Submerged hydrophytes have a well developed

 a)Vascular system
 b)Aerenchyma
 c)Root system
 d)Stomatal system

42. Succulents occur in

 a)Deserts
 b)Tundra
 c)Temperate deciduous forests
 d)Tropical rain forests

43. Individuals of a species which occur in a particular area constitute

 a)Flora
 b)Fauna
 c)Population
 d)Flora and fauna

44. Study of inter-relationships between organisms and their environment is

 a)Ecology
 b)Ecosystem
 c)Phytogeography
 d)Ethology

45. Peeling of ozone umbrella is due to

 a)CFCs
 b)PAN
 c)CO2
 d)Coal burning

46. Most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhaust is

 a)Mercury
 b)Lead
 c)Cadmium
 d)Copper

47. Carbon monoxide, emitted by automobiles, prevents transport of oxygen in body due to

 a)Combining with oxygen to form carbon dioxide
 b)Destruction of haemoglobin
 c)Preventing reaction between oxygen and haemoglobin
 d)Forming stable compound with haemoglobin

48. Cadmium pollution is associated with disease

 a)Anaemia
 b)Itai-itai
 c)Minamata
 d)Pneumoconiosis

49. Major source of Methane in India is

 a)Rice fields
 b)Sugarcane plantation
 c)Wheat fields
 d)Fruit orchards

50. MIC and Chernobyl tragedies occured at

 a)Bhopal 1984, Ukraine 1990
 b)Bhopal 1984, Ukraine 1988
 c)Bhopal 1984, Ukraine 1986
 d)Bhopal 1986, Russia 1988