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Ecosystem- Quiz 5

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statement about GFC is incorrect?

a)

Sun is the source of energy

b)

Begins with consumers

c)

Major conduct for energy flow in aquatic ecosystems

d)

Size of organisms commonly increase at higher trophic levels

2.

Amount of living material present in different trophic levels at a given time is called

a)

Standing quality

b)

Standing state

c)

GPP

d)

Standing crop

3.

Succession stages that occur on rock is called

a)

Hydrarch

b)

Halosere

c)

Lithosere

d)

Hydrosere

4.

What amount of carbon is fixed in the biosphere through photosynthesis annually?

a)

4 x 1013 g

b)

3 x 104 kg

c)

104 kg

d)

4 x 1013 kg

5.

Phosphorus is major component of

a)

Biological membranes

b)

Nucleic acids

c)

Cellular energy transfer system

d)

All of these

6.

Which of the following organisms, were not given any place in ecological pyramid?

a)

Working at several trophic levels.

b)

Decomposer

c)

Parasites

d)

More than one option is correct

7.

According to Robert Constanza average price tag for ecosystem services is

a)

US $ 33 trillion

b)

US $ 18 trillion

c)

US $ 180 trillion

d)

US $ 13 trillion

8.

Choose odd one out w.r.t. gaseous cycle.

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

9.

Raw material for decomposition represented by dead organic matter is

a)

Detritus

b)

Only roots

c)

Minerals

d)

Humus

10.

Mineralisation is performed by

a)

Small carnivores

b)

Detrivores

c)

saprophytic bacteria and fungi

d)

Earthworm, termites

11.

Which of the following organisms convert plant matter into animal matter?

a)

Earthworm

b)

Goat

c)

Termites

d)

Frog

12.

The most common shape of pyramid of number is

a)

Inverted

b)

Urned

c)

Spindle

d)

Upright

13.

Succession proceeds from

a)

Xeric – Mesic conditions

b)

Hydric – Mesic conditions

c)

Mesic – Xeric conditions

d)

More than one option is correct

14.

Pioneer community established on a bare rock is

a)

Mosses

b)

Lichens

c)

Phytoplanktons

d)

Higher plants

15.

Choose odd one out w.r.t. functional aspects of ecosystem

a)

Energy flow

b)

Decomposition

c)

Species composition

d)

Nutrient cycling

16.

Humification results in the formation of _________ substance

a)

Colloidal, Basic

b)

Acidic, Dark coloured

c)

Amorphous, Light coloured

d)

Light coloured, Colloidal

17.

In a grassland ecosystem, if the number of primary producers is approximately 6 million plants, the number of top carnivore (in million) which may ber supported by it may be

a)

3

b)

30

c)

6

d)

60

18.

If CO2 is removed totally from the biosphere, which organism will be affected first

a)

Consumers

b)

Secondary consumers

c)

Producers

d)

Primary producers

19.

The largest reservoir of phosphorus in the biosphere is the

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Ocean

c)

Organisms

d)

Rocks

20.

The phosphorus cycle is unusual in that it is entirely

a)

Within aquatic ecosystem

b)

Within terrestrial ecosystem

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Gaseous

21.

Which of the following atoms typically cycles within the most localized area?

a)

Carbon

b)

Water

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

22.

Ecological succession is _______ and ________ change in species composition.

a)

Orderly and sequential

b)

Unpredictable and orderly

c)

Gradual and unsequential

d)

Sequential and disorderly

23.

Which of the following kingdoms contains species that can fix nitrogen?

a)

Monera

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Plantae

24.

The most abundant element present in the plants is

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Manganese

c)

Iron

d)

Carbon

25.

A consumer whose carbon atoms have already passed through three species is a

a)

Scavenger

b)

Tertiary producer

c)

Tertiary consumer

d)

Secondary consumer