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YAKEEN- 1.0
Ecosystem DPP-03

1. Orderly and sequential changes in communities, 8. An early seral community possesses this
parallel with the changes in the physical characteristic
environment is known as (A) high species diversity
(A) Ecological succession (B) open mineral cycling
(B) Extinction (C) narrow niche specialization
(C) Divergent evolution (D) low community production
(D) Convergent evolution
9. Which is a pioneer species in primary succession on
2. In the successive seral stages rocks?
(A) There is change in diversity of species of (A) Algae (B) Lichens
organisms. (C) Bryophyte (D) Pteridophyte
(B) Increase in number of species occurs.
(C) Increase in biomass occurs. 10. Which is correct order of seral stages in hydrarch?
(D) All the above (A) Phytoplankton–submerged plant– submerged
free floating plant stage– reed swamp stage–
3. If succession occurs on bare rock, it is known as marsh-meadow stage–scrub stages–forest
(A) Primary succession (B) Phytoplankton–reed swamp stage– scrub
(B) Secondary succession stages–forest–submerged plant– submerged
(C) Tertiary succession free floating plant stage– marsh-meadow stage
(D) Quaternary succession (C) Submerged plant–marsh-meadow stage – scrub
stages–forest–phytoplankton – submerged free
4. Secondary succession occurs in: floating plant stage– reed swamp stage
(A) Flooded land (D) Scrub stages–forest–reed swamp stage – marsh-
(B) Burned forest meadow stage – submerged free floating plant
(C) Abandoned farm land stage–submerged plant–phytoplankton
(D) All of these
11. Standing state
5. What happened during succession? (A) Vary according to the type of ecosystem
(A) Extinction of some species (B) Vary on seasonal basis
(B) Increase in number of some species (C) Both (A) and (B)
(C) Change in type of decomposer species (D) None of these
(D) All of these
12. Both, hydrarch and xerarch successions lead to :
6. In which succession is the climax reached faster? (A) Medium water conditions
(A) Succession on bare rock (B) Xeric conditions
(B) Succession on burned forest (C) Highly dry conditions
(C) Succession on newly cooled lava (D) Excessive wet conditions
(D) All of these
13. The amount of nutrients such as carbon, nitrogen,
7. The final stable community in an ecological phosphorus, calcium, etc., present in the soil at any
succession is called -------------- given time is referred to as
(A) Climax community (A) Standing state
(B) Seral community (B) Standing crop
(C) Final community (C) Hydrarch
(D)Ultimate community (D) Xerarch
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14. Nutrient cycling is known as 22. Secondary productivity means

(A) Krebs cycle (A) Rate of formation of new organic matter by
(B) Calvin cycle consumers
(C) Hatch–slack pathway (B) Rate of formation of organic matter by
(D) Biogeochemical cycle producer
(C) Rate of formation of inorganic matter by
15. Which nutrients flows through the sedimentary producer.
cycle? (D) Rate of formation of inorganic matter by
(A) Sulphur (B) Phosphorus consumers
(C) Carbon (D) Both (A) and (B)
23. GPP means
16. Which of the following majorly regulates the (A) Gross Public Partnership
amount of CO2 in the atmosphere? (B) Gross Primary Productivity
(A) Oceanic reservoir (C) Gross Producer Production
(B) Burning of fossil fuel (D) Gross Plant Production
(C) Decomposers
(D) Respiratory activities of the producers and 24. Detritus contains
consumers (A) Dead plant remains (leaves, bark and flower)
(B) Dead animal remains
17. Phosphorus is a major constituent of (C) Fecal matter
(A) Biological membrane (D) All the above
(B) Nucleic acids
(C) Cellular energy transfer system 25. Match the columns:
(D) All of these Column–I Column–II
1 Leaching a Break down of
18. Global GNP is about: detritus into
(A) 33 trillion US $ (B) 18 trillion US $ smaller particle
(C) 12 trillion US $ (D) 22 trillion US $ 2 Fragmentation b Precipitation of
water-soluble
19. What price tag did Robert Costanza put for nutrients as
unavailable salt
fundamental ecosystem services?
less
(A) 22 trillion US $ (B) 33 trillion US $
3 Catabolism c Degradation of
(C) 11 trillion US $ (D) 44 trillion US $ detritus by
bacterial and
20. Which of the following are ecosystem services? fungal enzymes
(A) Purification of air and water by forest
(B) Crop pollination (A) 1–b, 2–a, 3-c
(C) Nutrient cycling (B) 1–b, 2–c, 3–a
(D) All of these (C) 1–c, 2–b, 3–a
(D) 1–c, 2–a, 3–b
21. What happens during ecological succession?
(A) The gradual and predictable change in species 26. The rate of decomposition process is decreased by
composition occurs in a given area. (A) Rich amount of lignin and chitin in detritus
(B) The numbers and types of animals remain (B) Aerobic environment
constant. (C) Worm and moist environment
(C) The changes lead to a community that is in near (D) All the above
equilibrium with the environment and is called
pioneer community.
(D) The establishment of a new biotic community
is very fast in its primary phase
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27. Which of the following represent simple GFC 29. Based on the source of their nutrient or food,
(Grazing Food Chain)? organisms occupy a specific place in the food chain
(A) Grass → Goat → Man that is known as their ______.
(B) Goat → Grass → Man (A) Hierarchy position
(C) Detritus → Fungi → Man (B) Trophic level
(D) Fungi → Detritus → Grass (C) Order
(D) Class
28. GFC is a major conduit for energy flow in
(A) Terrestrial ecosystem 30. NPP means
(B) Aquatic ecosystem (A) Gross primary product of respiratory loss
(C) Both (A) and (B) (B) Biomass produced by producers
(D) None of these (C) Available biomass for the consumption of
heterotrophs
(D) All of the above
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Answer Key
1. (A) 16. (A)
2. (D) 17. (D)
3. (A) 18. (B)
4. (D) 19. (B)
5. (D) 20. (D)
6. (B) 21. (A)
7. (A) 22. (A)
8. (B) 23. (B)
9. (B) 24. (D)
10. (A) 25. (A)
11. (B) 26. (A)
12. (A) 27. (A)
13. (A) 28. (B)
14. (D) 29. (B)
15. (D) 30. (C)

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