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Module-1: Ecosystems (Structure and

Function)
Ecosystem 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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