Ecology

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13 Feb 2023 - 09:13PM

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1. The major source of water for the soil is

groundwater

Answer
precipitation

2. Competition for light, nutrients and space is most severe

between

closely related organisms growing in the same area/niche

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3. The soil which cracks and shrinks most as it dries is

sandy soil
Answer
clay soil
 4. In an ecosystem, which one shows one-way passage

free energy
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5. Green house effect is warming due to

infra-red rays reaching earth

Answer
increase in temperature due to increase in

6. Major aerosol pollutant in jet plane emission is

Flourocarbons
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7. Deforestation will decrease

Rainfall
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8. Pyramid of numbers in a grassland/tree ecosystem

always upright
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9. Acid rain is due to increase in atmospheric concentration of

SO² and NO²

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10. Deep black soil is productive due to high proportion of

clay and humus

.
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11. Soil water available to roots is

Hygroscopic water
Answer
capillary water
 12. Food chain in which microorganisms breakdown the food
formed by primary producers is

Grazing food chain

Answer
Detritus food chain

13. Most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhausts is

lead
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14. Soil particles determine its

water holding capacity

Answer
Texture

15. Fertility of soil is measured by its ability to

Hold water
Answer
Support life

16. Soil fertility is reduced by

Intensive agriculture
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17. American water plant that has become a troublesome water

weed in Pakistan

Trapa
Answer
Eicchornia crassipes

18. Soil best suited for plant growth is

Loam
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 19. Which among the following is likely to have the highest levels
of D.D.T. depositions in its body?

Crab
Answer
Sea gull

20. Sounds above what level are considered hazardous noise

pollution?

above 120db
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21. A disease caused by eating fish contaminated by industrial

waste, containing mercury compounds, is called

Hashimoto oxidase
Answer
Minimata

22. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are

Herbivores
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23. The ‘niche’ of a species is meant for

habitat and specific functions of a species

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24. The 10% energy transfer law of food chain was given by

Lindemann
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25. During adverse season, therophytes survive by

Rhizomes
Answer
Seeds

26. Soil particles arranged in order of increasing size are

 silt-clay-sand
Answer
clay-silt-sand

27. Plants absorb H²0 from..... in the soil

capillary water
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28. Solubility and availability of plant nutrients related to

soil porosity
Answer
soil pH

29. The grazing animals can change the type of vegetation by

bringing the seeds for other plants

Answer
selective grazing

30. Soil salinity is measured by

porometer
Answer
conductivity meter

31. Halophytes are peculiar in having

pneumatophoric stem
Answer
vivipary

32. A man made ecological factor is

farming
Answer
fire

33. Grassland with scattered trees is

 savannah
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34. Study of interrelationships between environment and a

community is known as

synecology
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35. Ecologically fixed and genetically irreversed species are

called(PPSC Zoology and Biology 2020)

ecotype
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36. A plant species having different areas of geographical

distribution is are called (PPSC Botany 2020)

allopatric
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37. What is true for individuals of same species?

interbreeding
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38. Functional aspects of a species with reference to its place of

occurrence is

Ecological niche
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39. Ozone layer occurs in

stratosphere
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40. Geographic limit within which a population exists is called

biome
Answer
habitat
 41. The soil which cracks and shrinks most as it dries is

soil rich in minerals

Answer
clay soil

42. Soil particles arranged in order of increasing size are

silt-clay-sand
Answer
clay-silt-sand

43. Solubility and availability of plant nutrients related to

soil pH
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44. The grazing animals can change the type of vegetation by

bringing in plant pathogens

Answer
selective grazing

45. The branch of science that deals with the development of

forest and utilisation of forest products is

horticulture
Answer
silviculture

46. Smog is essentially caused by the atmospheric presence of -

smoke and fog

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47. ..... is cause of air pollution

smoke and fuel gases

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48. Which pollution cause hearing loss in organisms?

 Noise pollution
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49. What is the dB of a threshold of pain?

110
Answer
146

50. Main sources of noise pollution are

A and C both
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51. Sound which has Jarring effect on ears is

Noise
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52. At what decibel instantaneous rupture of membrane happens?

120
Answer
150

53. Study of relationship between communities and environment

is called

ecology
Answer
synecology

54. Ecologically fixed and genetically irreversed species are called

ecological equivalents
Answer
ecotype

55. The bottom area where production is less than respiration in a

pond ecosystem is termed as

Benthic zone
Answer
Profundal zone

56. Which is not the characteristic of ‘r’ selected species?(You

should read more about r selected species and K selected species)

Parental care
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57. Which is not the characteristic of a population?

Stratification
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58. Allelopathy refers to (PPSC 2020)

Inhibition of growth of one species by another by preventing reproduction

Answer
Inhibition of growth of one species by another by the production of toxins

59. The ratio between energy flow at different points in a food

chain is known as(PPSC 2013)

Ecological efficiency
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60. In an ecosystem, the energy flow is always (PPSC 2015)

Always unidirectional
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61. The upper part of an aquatic ecosystem contains(PPSC Botany

2020)

Nekton
Answer
Plankton

62. What type of food chain is it? dead animals → blowfly maggot
→ maggots → frog → snake

Detrital food chain

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63. A mutually beneficial association necessary for survival of

both partners is

mutualism
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64. Deep black soil is productive due to high proportion of

clay and humus

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65. The ‘niche’ of a species is meant for

specific place where an organism lives

Answer
specific species function and its competitive power

66. The 10% energy transfer law of food chain was given by

Lindemann
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67. In a terrestrial ecosystem such as forest, maximum energy is in

which trophic level? (a) T3 (b) T4 (c) T1 (d) T2

T1
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68. Energy transfer from one trophic level to other, in a food chain,
is

10%
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69. What is the best pH of the soil for cultivation of plants?

3.4 – 5.4
Answer
5.5 – 6.5.

70. What is the intensity of sound in normal conversation

 120-150 dB.
Answer
30-60 dB

71. A Tiger is living in a fir forest then what will be the trophic
level of it?

fourth trophic level (T4).

Answer
third trophic level (T3)

72. Which type of association is found in between entomophilous

flower and pollinating agent(Hint: Predator-prey also show this
association)

co-operation
Answer
co-evolution

73. A Banana has 10000 calories ,how many calories a tertiary

consumer will get from it?

100
Answer
10

74. After six months, you can also speak in English . . . . . me.

like
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75. Our task had been completed before sunset.

We have completed our task before sunset.

Answer
We had completed our task before sunset.

76. The accountant took the money from the customer.

The money was taken from the customer by the accountant.

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 77. DILIGENT : (Synonym)

Disappointed
Answer
Hard-working

78. Utility synonym

Benefit
Answer
Usefulness

79. COMPASSION : synonym

Kindness
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80. Prosperous :(antonym)

Retarded
Answer
Affluent

81. Find the correctly spelt words.

Rigorous
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82. Which can be used for quick access to commonly used

commands and tools?

Menu bar
Answer
Tool bar

83. "Ctrl + PageUp" is used to

Moves the cursor one Page Up

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84. In a party there are 5 couples. Out of them 5 people are

chosen at random. Find the probability that there are at the least
 two couples?

5/14
Answer
5/21

85. 10 books are placed at random in a shelf. The probability that

a pair of books will always be together is_________?

1/10
Answer
1/5

86. What will come at the place of question mark? 4, 7, 12, 19, 28,
?

39
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87. 9, 16, 23, 30, 37, 44, 51, ... choose which pair of numbers
comes next?

59, 66
Answer
58, 65

88. What is the name of the feature that allows organisms to

survive in the conditions of their habitat?

Adaptation
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89. Animal adopts a similar state like sleep to reduce their

metabolic rate, it is called:

Hibernating
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90. Which of the following is not a feature of ‘r’ selected species?

The low survival rate of progenies

Answer
Paternal care

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