What type of ecological pyramid would be obtained with the following data?
Secondary consumer: 120 g
Primary consumer: 60 g
Primary producer: 10 g
1. Inverted pyramid of biomass
2. Pyramid of energy
3. Upright pyramid of numbers
4. Upright pyramid of biomass
The primary producers of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystem are:
1. green algae
2. chemosynthetic bacteria
3. blue-green algae
4. coral reefs
Presence of plants arranged into well-defined vertical layers depending on their height can be seen best in:
1. Tropical Rain Forest
2. Grassland
3. Temperate Forest
4. Tropical Savannah
1. | A.G. Tansley | 2. | E. Haeckel |
3. | E. warming | 4. | E.P. Odum |
In which of the following, do both pairs have the correct combination?
1. | Gaseous nutrient cycle Sedimentary nutrient cycle |
Carbon and nitrogen Sulphur and phosphorous |
2. | Gaseous nutrient cycle Sedimentary nutrient cycle |
Carbon and sulphur Nitrogen and phosphorus |
3. | Gaseous nutrient cycle Sedimentary nutrient cycle |
Nitrogen and sulphur Carbon and phosphorous |
4. | Gaseous nutrient cycle Sedimentary nutrient cycle |
Sulphur and phosphorous Carbon and nitrogen |
In an ecosystem, the rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis is termed as:
1. net primary productivity
2. gross primary productivity
3. secondary productivity
4. net productivity
Most animals are tree dwellers in a:
Given below is a simplified model of phosphorus cycling in a terrestrial ecosystem with four blanks (A-D). Identify the blanks.
A | B | C | D | |
1. | Rock minerals | Detritus | Litter fall | Producers |
2. | Litter | Producers | Rock minerals | Detritus |
3. | Detritus | Rock minerals | Producers | Litter fall |
4 | Producers | Litter fall | Rock minerals | Detritus |
If 20 J of energy is trapped at the producer level, then how much energy will be available to peacocks as food in the following chain?
Plant → mice → snake → peacock
1. | 0.02 J | 2. | 0.002 J |
3. | 0.2 J | 4. | 0.0002 J |
Pheretima and its close relatives derive nourishment from:
1. Sugarcane roots
2. Decaying fallen leaves and soil organic matter
3. Soil insects
4. Small pieces of fresh fallen leaves of maize