Decomposition of detritus is rapid when:
1. It is rich in lignin and chitin
2. Ambient temperature is low
3. Environment favours anaerobiosis
4. It predominantly contains nitrogen and sugars
What percentage of photosynthetic active radiation is captured by plants?
1. | 1 – 5 | 2. | 2 – 10 |
3. | 50 | 4. | 90 |
Primary carnivores are, most aptly, characterized as:
1. | Secondary producers | 2. | Primary consumers |
3. | Secondary consumers | 4. | Tertiary consumers |
In a terrestrial ecosystem, a much larger fraction of energy flows through the:
1. | DFC | 2. | GFC |
3. | Either of DFC or GFC | 4. | Nither of DFC nor GFC |
In an aquatic food chain, zooplankton occupy which trophic level?
1. | First | 2. | Second |
3. | Third | 4. | Fourth |
Each trophic level has a certain mass of living material at a particular time, best called as:
1. | Biomass | 2. | Standing state |
3. | Standing crop | 4. | Gross productivity |
Approximately, what percent of energy is transferred to each trophic level from the lower trophic level in an ecosystem?
1. | 1 | 2. | 10 |
3. | 50 | 4. | 90 |
The entire sequence of communities that successively change in a given area are called:
1. Taxa
2. Seres
3. Pioneers
4. Climax
In which of the following instances would an ecological succession regarded as secondary?
1. Newly cooled lava
2. Bare rock
3. Newly created pond
4. Abandoned farmland
Ecological succession leads to mesic conditions in:
I: | Hydrarch succession |
II: | Xerarch succession |
1. Both I and II
2. Only I
3. Only II
4. Neither I nor II