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61 Which one of the following statements is correct for secondary succession?
[1] It is similar to primary succession except that it has a relatively fast pace
[2] It begins on a bare rock
[3] It occurs on a deforested site
[4] It follows primary succession
Answer: It occurs on a deforested site
62 An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but can recover after some time if damaging effect stops will be having
[1] High stability and high resilience
[2] Low stability and low resilience
[3] High stability and low resilience
[4] Low stability and high resilience
Answer: Low stability and high resilience

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63 Trophic levels in ecosystem is formed by :
[1] only herbivores
[2] only plants
[3] only bacteria
[4] Organisms linked in food chain
Answer: Organisms linked in food chain
64 "Complete competitors cannot coexist" is true for
[1] Primary succession
[2] Secondary succession
[3] Competitive exclusion
[4] Character displacement
Answer: Competitive exclusion
65 Terrestrial biomes has a rapid exchange of
[1] Carbon dioxide
[2] Oxygen
[3] Water
[4] All of the above
Answer: All of the above
66 The rate of formation of new organic matter by rabbit in a grassland, is called
[1] Net productivity
[2] Net primary productivity
[3] Secondary productivity
[4] Gross primary productivity
Answer: Secondary productivity
67 Ecology deals with the study of:
[1] Living beings
[2] Living and non living components
[3] Reciprocal relationship between living and non living components
[4] Environment
Answer: Reciprocal relationship between living and non living components
68 Acacia arabica is
[1] Hydrophyte
[2] Mesophyte
[3] Xerophyte
[4] None of these
Answer: Xerophyte
69 Of the total incident solar radiation the proportion of PAR is
[1] More than 80%
[2] About 70%
[3] About 60%
[4] Less than 50%
Answer: Less than 50%
70 Total amount of living material at the various trophic levels of a food chain is depicted by pyramids of
[1] Numbers
[2] Energy
[3] Biomass
[4] All of these
Answer: Biomass
71 The correct sequence of plants in a hydrosere is
[1] Oak → Lantana → Volvox → Hydrilla → Pistia → Scirpus
[2] Oak → Lantana → Scirpus → Pistia → Hydrilla → Volvox
[3] Volvox → Hydrilla → Pistia → Scirpus → Lantana → Oak
[4] Pistia → Volvox → Scirpus → Hydrilla → Oak → Lantana
Answer: Volvox → Hydrilla → Pistia → Scirpus → Lantana → Oak
72 The remains of the dead plants and animals is called
[1] Detritus
[2] Detritivores
[3] Humus
[4] Litter
Answer: Detritus
73 Bell-shaped polygonal pyramid indicates
[1] Low percentage of young individuals
[2] Moderate percentage of young individuals
[3] High percentage of young individuals
[4] Low percentage of old individuals
Answer: Moderate percentage of young individuals
74 Autoecology deals with
[1] Ecology of species
[2] Ecology of many species
[3] Ecology of community
[4] All the above
Answer: Ecology of species
75 The age of pyramid with broad base indicates
[1] High percentage of old individuals
[2] Low percentage of young individuals
[3] High percentage of young individuals
[4] Low percentage of old individuals
Answer: High percentage of young individuals

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