In desert grasslands, which type of animals are relatively more abundant?
A.Diurnal
B.Arboreal
C.Aquatic
D.Fossorial
Category: Ecology and General Silviculture Mcqs
The biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem are connected through:
A.Standing quality
B.Climatic regime
C.Transducers
D.Humification and mineralization
Which ecological cycle is directly driven by sunlight?
A.Hydrologic
B.Phosphorus
C.Nitrogen
D.Sulphur
Source of energy in an ecosystem is:
A.Sun
B.ATP
C.Sugar made by plant
D.Green plant
Which type of the following ecological pyramids are never inverted?
A.Pyramids of number
B.Pyramids of energy
C.Pyramids of biomass
D.Pyramids of dry biomass
Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) is usually referred to damages caused by:
A.Pollution
B.High temperature
C.Low temperature
D.Radiation
Ten per cent law of energy transfer, in a food chain was enunciated by:
A.Elton
B.Heackel
C.Lindeman
D.Schimper
If phytoplanktons are destroyed from sea, then:
A.Algae will get more grow luxuriantly
B.Primary consumers will grow
C.Food chain will be effected
D.No effect will be seen
In a forest ecosystem, the numerical relationship between the producers and herbivores:
A.Producers more than herbivores
B.Producers equal to herbivores
C.Producers less than herbivores
D.Variable
The term reducer is applied to:
A.Decomposers
B.Detrivores
C.Both (a) & (b)
D.Heterotrophs
