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WorksheetsOrganism and Population, Quiz 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of the following accounts for the formation of major biomes?
Annual variations in intensity of temperature
Annual variations in intensity and duration of temperature
Annual variation in precipitation
b and c
Basic unit of ecological hierarchy is –
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Individual
A regional ecological unit having a specific climate is –
Biome
Landscape
Ecosystem
Biotic community
Major biomes of India include –
Tropical rain forest
Deciduous forest
Desert and sea coast
All
What are the key elements that lead to so much variation in the physical and chemical conditions of different habitats?
Temperature and light
Soil and water
Only soil
Temperature, light, soil and water
False statement is –
habitat includes both biotic and abiotic factors
Ecology at the organismic level is essential physiological ecology
Abiotic and biotic components interact constantly with each other
None of the above
Which of the following is the most ecologically relevant environmental factor?
Water
Light
Temperature
Soil
Select the false statement –
Average temperature on land varies seasonally
Temperature progressively decreases from pole to equator
Temperature progressively decreases from plains to mountain tops
Our intestine is a unique habitat for hundreds of species of microbes
I. Mango trees cannot grow in temperate countries like Canada and Germany
II. Snow leopards are not found in Kerala.
III. Tuna fish are rarely caught beyond tropical latitude in the ocean.
IV. Average temperature exceeds 100oC in thermal springs and hydrothermal vents.
V. In polar areas and high altitudes temperature goes to 70oC.
VI. Temperature goes to > 50oC in tropical desert in summer.
Which of the above statements are false?
I only
II and III only
V only
V and VI only
A few organisms can tolerate and thrive a wide range of temperature. Such animals are called ___________. A vast majority of animals are restricted to a narrow range of temperature. Such animals are called __________.
Eurythermal, stenothermal
Stenothermal, eurythermal
Thermoscopic, Unthermoscopic
Thermophobic, thermophilic
