Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
MCQs on The Ecosystem Concept
1 - Question
Genetically different population with the same physical features is known as ____________
a) Ecosystem
b) Ecads
c) Community
d) Ecotype
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Answer: d
Explanation: Ecotype is a population which has different genetic features, but adapted to specific environmental condition and have similar physical features.
2 - Question
Niche is a place where particular organisms live.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Niche is not a place, but an idea. It is a summary of an organism’s requirement and tolerance. Habitat is a place where a particular organism lives.
3 - Question
Name the group of species which exploit the abiotic and biotic resources in a similar way?
a) Guild
b) Ecads
c) Biomes
d) Community
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Answer: a
Explanation: Guild species are need not be taxonomically related, these are the species which exploit the resources in a similar way.
4 - Question
Who proposed the term ecosystem?
a) Grinnel
b) Turesson
c) A.G. Tansley
d) Lindeman
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Answer: c
Explanation: A.G. Tansley has given the term ecosystem in 1935. Ecosystem comprises of all the biotic and abiotic components and their interactions.
5 - Question
Name the organisms that manufacture organic compounds from simple inorganic compounds without using sunlight?
a) Detrivores
b) Organotrophs
c) Phototrophs
d) Chemotrophs
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Answer: d
Explanation: Chemotrophs is a kind of autotroph which manufacture organic compounds from simple inorganic compounds without the use of photosynthesis white phototrophs are those autotrophs which make their food by photosynthesis
6 - Question
Which of the following organism eats feces?
a) Fungus
b) Bacteria
c) Earthworm
d) Dung beetle
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Answer: d
Explanation: Dung beetle belongs to the category of detritivores, who eat dead and decaying organic matter.
7 - Question
Which of the following type of productivity counts the total fixation of energy by photosynthesis?
a) Secondary productivity
b) Primary productivity
c) NPP
d) GPP
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Answer: d
Explanation: GPP is gross primary productivity, which is a measure of total fixation of energy by means of photosynthesis.
8 - Question
Hekistotherm vegetation is found in which of the following region?
a) High temperature
b) Very low temperature
c) High temperature with an alternating low temperature
d) Low temperature
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Answer: c
Explanation: Hekistotherm is found in very low temperature mainly alpine vegetation is dominant in this region. Microtherm is the low temperature where coniferous vegetation is found in dominance.