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    Module-1: Ecosystems (Structure and Function)

    1. The term 'Environment' has been derived from which French word?
    a) Environ
    b) Oikos
    c) Geo
    d) Aqua
    Answer: a) Environ
    2. Which of the following components of the environment are effective transporters of
    matter?
    a) Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
    b) Atmosphere and Lithosphere
    c) Hydrosphere and Lithosphere
    d) Biosphere and Lithosphere
    Answer: a) Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
    3. What percentage of Nitrogen does the atmosphere consist of by volume?
    a) 21%
    b) 79%
    c) 50%
    d) 100%
    Answer: b) 79%
    4. Which of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem?
    a) Fungi
    b) Solar light
    c) Temperature
    d) Humidity
    Answer: a) Fungi
    5. In an ecosystem, the flow of energy is:
    a) Bidirectional
    b) Cyclic
    c) Unidirectional
    d) Multidirectional
    Answer: c) Unidirectional
    6. Which Pyramid is always upright?
    a) Energy
    b) Biomass
    c) Numbers
    d) Food chain
    Answer: a) Energy
    7. The organisms who directly feed on producers are called:
    a) Herbivores
    b) Carnivores
    c) Decomposers
    d) Saprophytes
    Answer: a) Herbivores
    8. The sequence of eating and being eaten in an ecosystem is called:
    a) Food Chain
    b) Carbon cycle
    c) Hydrological cycle
    d) Anthroposystem
    Answer: a) Food Chain
    9. Which of the following is a producer in an ecosystem?
    a) Plants and some bacteria capable of producing their own food
    b) Animals
    c) Human beings
    d) Fish
    Answer: a) Plants and some bacteria capable of producing their own food
    10. The largest reservoir of nitrogen in our planet is:
    a) Oceans
    b) Atmosphere
    c) Biosphere
    d) Fossil fuels
    Answer: b) Atmosphere
    11. In an aquatic ecosystem, phytoplankton can be considered as a:
    a) Consumer
    b) Producer
    c) Saprotrophic organism
    d) Macroconsumer
    Answer: b) Producer
    12. The basic requirements of human beings are provided by:
    a) Industrialization
    b) Agriculture
    c) Nature
    d) Urbanization
    Answer: c) Nature
    13. In an ecosystem, biological cycling of materials is maintained by:
    a) Producer
    b) Consumer
    c) Decomposer
    d) All of the above
    Answer: d) All of the above
    14. The primary producers in a forest ecosystem are:
    a) Chlorophyll containing trees and plants
    b) Herbivores
    c) Carnivores
    d) Bacteria and other microorganisms
    Answer: a) Chlorophyll containing trees and plants
    15. Which of the following is a terrestrial ecosystem?
    a) Forest
    b) Grass land
    c) Desert
    d) All of the above
    Answer: d) All of the above
    16. World Environment day is on:
    a) 5th May
    b) 5th June
    c) 18th July
    d) 16th August
    Answer: b) 5th June
    17. Which of the following is absorbed by green plants from the atmosphere?
    a) Carbon dioxide
    b) Water
    c) Nutrients
    d) All of above
    Answer: a) Carbon dioxide
    18. The term ecosystem was first proposed by:
    a) Jacob van verkul
    b) A G Transley
    c) Costraza
    d) Marie Gibbs
    Answer: b) A G Transley
    19. Where can we find coniferous forest in India?
    a) Deserts
    b) River deltas
    c) Grassland
    d) Himalayan
    Answer: d) Himalayan
    20. Which is the largest ecosystem on Earth?
    a) Desert
    b) Forest
    c) Grassland
    d) Oceans
    Answer: d) Oceans

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