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Organism and Population- Quiz 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they

a)

Can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds

b)

Have more than 90 percent similar genes

c)

Look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites

d)

Have same number of chromosomes

2.

The study of inter-relationship between living organisms and their environment is called

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Phytogeography

c)

Ecology

d)

Phytosociology

3.

Ecology takes into account only

a)

Environmental factors

b)

Plant adaptations

c)

Effect of environment on plants

d)

All of the above

4.

Synecology is study of inter-relationship between an environment and

a)

Individual plant

b)

A population

c)

A community

d)

Individual animal

5.

Individuals of a species which occur in a particular area constitute

a)

Flora

b)

Fauna

c)

Population

d)

Flora and fauna

6.

Ecology (=oekologie) was coined by

a)

Linnaeus

b)

Haeckel

c)

Harvey

d)

Odum / Lamarck

7.

Which one is the famous plant ecologist of India?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Ramdeva Misra

c)

Birbal Sahani

d)

Jagdish Chandra Bose

8.

Basic unit of ecological hierarchy is

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Biological community

c)

Population

d)

Individual

9.

Autecology is study of ecology of

a)

Individual

b)

Population

c)

Species

d)

Both (b) and (c)

10.

The highest level of ecological hierarchy is

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Biosphere

c)

Biome

d)

Landscape

11.

Ecology is basically concerned with four levels of biology organizations. These levels are –

a)

Organisms, populations, communities and biomes

b)

Organisms and communities, species and population

c)

Species, populations, biomes and organisms

d)

Organisms, populations, biomes and species

12.

Which of the following accounts for the formation of major biomes?

a)

Annual variations in intensity of temperature

b)

Annual variations in intensity and duration of temperature

c)

Annual variation in precipitation

d)

b and c

13.

A regional ecological unit having a specific climate is –

a)

Biome

b)

Landscape

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biotic community

14.

Major biomes of India include –

a)

Tropical rain forest

b)

Deciduous forest

c)

Desert and sea coast

d)

All

15.

False statement is –

a)

habitat includes both biotic and abiotic factors

b)

Ecology at the organismic level is essential physiological ecology

c)

Abiotic and biotic components interact constantly with each other

d)

None of the above