CBSE Questions for Class 12 Medical Biology Ecosystem Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but can recover after some time, if damaging effect stops, it will be having 
  • Low stability and low resilience
  • High stability and high resilience
  • Low stability and high resilience
  • High stability and low resilience
Pyramid of energy in a river ecosystem is 
  • Always upright
  • Always erect
  • Constant
  • Declining
When the number of organisms at successive levels are plotted, then this pyramid is called the pyramid of _______.
  • Energy
  • Number
  • Biomass
  • Both A and C
In a food chain, the total amount of living material is depicted by ?
  • Pyramid of biomass
  • Pyramid of energy
  • Pyramid of number
  • Trophic levels
In lake ecosystem, pyramid biomass is
  • Upright
  • Inverted
  • Anything is possible
  • None of the above
The pyramid that cannot be inverted in a stable ecosystem, is pyramid of
  • Number
  • Energy
  • Biomass
  • All of the above
In a grassland ecosystem, the largest population in a pyramid of number is _______.
  • Producers
  • Tertiary consumers
  • Secondary consumers
  • Primary consumers
  • Herbivores
If all decomposers are removed from an ecosystem, what will happen?
  • All consumer will die
  • Energy cycle will be inverted
  • Balance of biogeochemical cycle will be disturbed
  • Only herbivores will die
Which one of the following statement for pyramid of energy is incorrect, whereas the remaining three are correct?
  • It is upright in shape.
  • Its base is broad.
  • It shows energy content of different trophic level.
  • It is inverted in shape.
In a tree ecosystem, the pyramid of number is
  • Upright
  • Inverted
  • Both A and B
  • None of the above
The pyramid of energy in a forest ecosystem is
  • Always upright
  • Always inverted
  • Both upright and inverted
  • None of the above
The pyramid of number is based on
  • Unit per area
  • Food per individual
  • Individuals in trophic level
  • Energy per unit area
Energy storage at consumer level is called as 
  • Gross primary productivity
  • Secondary productivity
  • Net primary productivity
  • Net productivity
The total energy fixed by a gram plant (Cicer arietinum) in an ecosystem as a whole is called
  • Primary production
  • Gross production
  • Secondary production
  • Tertiary production
In ecotone which species become abundant?
  • Sibling species
  • Endemic species
  • Rare species
  • Edge species
Name the term used to describe a single dominant species that dictates community structure

  • Pioneer species
  • Transitional species
  • Key stone species
  • Indigenous species
  • Exogenous species
Major autotrophic biomass in oceans is contributed by
  • Forests
  • Algae and Phytoplanktons
  • Crops
  • None of the above
Which of the following habitats is most unsuitable for primary productivity?
  • Meadow
  • Forest river bank
  • Cave
  • Pond
Which of the following ecosystem has the highest gross primary productivity?
  • Grassland
  • Coral reef
  • Mangroves
  • Rain forest
Bell-shaped polygonal pyramid indicates

  • High percentage of young individuals
  • Moderate percentage of young individuals
  • Low percentage of young individuals
  • Low percentage of old individuals
The species of plants that play a vital role in controlling the relative abundance of other species in a community are called

  • Edge species
  • Link species
  • Keystone species
  • Pioneer species
  • Successional species
The possible beneficial affect of grazing animals is the

  • Removal of wild animals
  • Eradication of weeds
  • Removal of wild plants
  • Addition of their excrete to the soil
Which one of the following regarding ecological pyramid is not correct?
  • In most ecosystems, the pyramid of numbers and biomass are always upright.
  • In tree-dominated ecosystems, the pyramid of numbers is inverted.
  • In deep water ecosystems, the pyramid of biomass is upright.
  • The total energy flow at successive trophic level always decreases.
Pyramid of biomass for forest is 
  • Inverted
  • Upright
  • Infinite
  • Finite
Which one of the following ecosystem types have the highest annual net primary productivity?
  • Tropical rain forest
  • Tropical deciduous forest
  • Temperate evergreen forest
  • Temperate deciduous forest
If carbon dioxide is withdrawn from the biosphere, which organism would first experience negative effects

  • primary producers
  • Producers
  • Secondary consumers
  • Tertiary consumers
Phosphorus cycles in the form of ____________.
  • $$HPO^{3-}$$
  • $$P^{2}$$ (gas)
  • $$PO_{4}^{3-}$$
  • $$Al_{2}(PO_{4})_{3}$$
Which of the following is the major source of Phosphorus ____________.
  • Plants
  • Animals
  • Crystalline rocks
  • Deserts
Which one of the following is not a gaseous biogeochemical
cycle in ecosystem

  • Sulphur cycle
  • Phosphorus cycle
  • Nitrogen cycle
  • Carbon cycle
Cycling of elements in an ecosystem is called

  • Chemical cycle
  • Geochemical cycle
  • Biogeochemical cycle
  • Geological cycle
Volcano eruption disturbs

  • phosphorus cycle
  • Nitrogen cycle
  • Carbon cycle
  • Sulphur cycle
Phosphorus cycle is

  • Gaseous cycle
  • Perfect cycle
  • Imperfect cycle
  • Partly gaseous and partly sedimentary
Biogeochemical cycles are of _____________.
  • Two types
  • Three types
  • Four types
  • Five types
In the phosphorus cycle, phosphate becomes available by weathering of rocks first to _____________.
  • Consumers
  • Producers
  • Decomposers
  • None of these
Which one of the following pairs is a sedimentary type of biogeochemical cycle __________.
  • Phosphorus and carbon dioxide
  • Oxygen and nitrogen
  • phosphorus and nitrogen
  • phosphorus and sulphur
Natural reservoir of phosphorus is :
  • Sea water
  • Animal bones
  • Rock
  • Fossils
Which one of the following element is the critical limiting factor in the function of ecosphere because of its irretrievable loss into the ocean ______________.
  • Phosphorus
  • Calcium
  • Magnesium
  • Iron
A long term global cycle which is linked by water and in
which sea floor rising play an important role is

  • Water cycle
  • Carbon cycle
  • Phosphorus cycle
  • Carbon and nitrogen cycle
Some of the nutrient cycles are labelled as below. Sulphur
cycle (A), phosphorus cycle (B), carbon cycle (C) and
nitrogen cycle (D)
Of these, the sedimentary cycle is represented by

  • (A) only
  • (B) only
  • (C) only
  • (A) and (B) only
  • (C) and (D) only
In which of the following cycles does the reservoir of the
nutrient exist in material from

  • Carbon cycle
  • Phosphorous cycle
  • Nitrogen cycle
  • Water cycle
Crystalline rocks are natural source of biogenetic element

  • Calcium
  • Phosphorus
  • Magnesium
  • Sodium
  • Sulpher
Biogeochemical cycle with gaseous phase is

  • Carbon
  • Sodium
  • Phosphorus
  • Magnesium
Which of the following cycle would be affected if decomposers of an ecosystem vanish ______________.
  • Producer's cycle
  • Consumer's cycle
  • Decomposer's cycle
  • Biogeochemical cycle
The given figure shows the transfer of energy in an ecosystem. In the given food chain, 10,000 J of energy is available to the producers. Calculate and find the amount of energy available to the higher carnivores.

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  • 1,000 J of energy
  • 100 J of energy
  • 10 J of energy
  • 1 J of energy
In an ecosystem, the 10% of energy available for transfer from one trophic level to the next is in the form of:
  • Heat energy
  • Light energy
  • Chemical energy
  • Mechanical energy
Choose the correct option for the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
  • Sun $$\rightarrow$$ Producer$$\rightarrow$$ Herbivore $$\rightarrow$$ Carnivore
  • Producer $$\rightarrow$$ Herbivore $$\rightarrow$$ Carnivore $$\rightarrow$$ Sun
  • Herbivore $$\rightarrow$$ Carnivore $$\rightarrow$$ Sun $$\rightarrow$$ Producer
  • Carnivore $$\rightarrow$$ Sun $$\rightarrow$$ Producer $$\rightarrow$$ Herbivore
Choose the ecological pyramids which is/are always upright?
I. Pyramid of numbers
II. Pyramid of biomass
III. Pyramid of energy
  • I only
  • II and III only
  • III only
  • I and II only
The following ecological pyramids represent the number of organisms involved in feeding relationships.

Choose the LETTER (A, B, C or D) which is most likely to represent the organisms in each of the figures.

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  • Figure 1 : grass $$\rightarrow$$ locust $$\rightarrow$$ snake $$\rightarrow$$ frog, Figure 2 : grass $$\rightarrow$$ locust $$\rightarrow$$ frog
  • Figure 1 : tree $$\rightarrow$$ ant $$\rightarrow$$ spider $$\rightarrow$$ lizard, Figure 2 : tree $$\rightarrow$$ bird $$\rightarrow$$ parasites
  • Figure 1 : grass $$\rightarrow$$ locust $$\rightarrow$$ frog $$\rightarrow$$ snake, Figure 2 : tree $$\rightarrow$$ bird $$\rightarrow$$ parasites
  • Figure 1 : snake $$\rightarrow$$ frog $$\rightarrow$$ locust $$\rightarrow$$ grass, Figure 2 : tree $$\rightarrow$$ ant $$\rightarrow$$ spider
Which of the following is an example of secondary succession?
  • Vegetation developing on a bare rock
  • Vegetation developing following forest fire
  • Fungus growing on a banana peel
  • Conversion of pond into a crop field by humans
The energy flows from autotroph to heterotroph.
  • True
  • False
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