1. ________ is the functional role played by the organism where it lives.

[2018]
Answer: Niche

2. Natality refers to ____________. [2018]

Answer: Birth rate.

3. __________ plant shows a very close relationship with a species of moth where none of the two
can complete its life cycle without the other. [2018]
Answer: Yucca

4. Population interactions is widely used in Medical Science for the production of antibiotics is
____________. [2018]
Answer: Amensalism

5. Asymptote in a Logistic growth curve is obtained when ____________. [2017]

Answer: K=N

6. Plants which produce characteristic pneumatophores and show vivipary belong to ___________.
[2017,2018]
Answer: Halophytes
7. Mycorrhiza is an example of ____________ interaction. [2017, 2003]
Answer: Mutualism

8. If ‘+’ sign is assigned to beneficial interaction, ‘_’ sign to detrimental and ‘o’ sign
to neutral interaction, then the population interaction represented by ‘+’ ‘_’
refers to______. [2016]
Answer: Parasitism

9. The principle of competitive exclusion was stated by ___________. [2016]

Answer: GF Gause

10. In ____________ interaction both partners are adversely affected. [2015]

Answer: Competition

11. An association of individuals of different species living in the habitat and having
functional interaction is known as ______________. [2015]
Answer: Biotic community
12. Just as a person moving from Delhi to Shimla to escape The Heat for the duration
of hot summer, thousands of migratory birds from Siberia and other extremely cold
Northern regions move to ___________. [2014]
Answer: Keolado National park

13. Besides paddy fields, cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of
__________. [2013]
Answer: cycas

14. A sedentary sea anemone gets attached to the shell lining of hermit crab. The
association is ______________. [2013]
Answer: Symbiosis

15. The age pyramid with broad base indicates high percentage of____________.
[2013]
Answer: Young individuals.
16. A biologist studied the population of rats in a Barn. He found that the average
natality was 250, mortality 240 , immigration 20 and emigration 30. The net increase
in population is _________. [2013]
Answer: zero

17. Cuscuta is an example of ____________ [2012]

Answer: Ectoparasitism

18. The Logistic population growth is expressed by the equation__________. [2011]

Answer: dN/dt= rN (N-K)/ K

19. represents_______________ population. [2011]

Answer: Declining population.
20.
Name the following A,B,C. [2010]
Answer: A: Regulator

v B: Conformer

C: Partial regulator

21. Reduction in vascular tissue, mechanical tissue and cuticle is characteristic of

____________. [2009]
Answer: Hydrophytes

22. Quercus species are the dominant component in_________ forests. [2008]
Answer: Temperate deciduous forests

23. Geometric representation of age structure is a characteristic of _______[2007]

Answer: Population.
24. A high density of elephant population in an area can result in_________
competition. [2007]
Answer: Intraspecific competition.

25. The maximum growth rate occurs in _________ phase. [2004]

Answer: Exponential phase

26. _________ Association is found in between entomophilous flower and

pollinating agent. [2002]
Answer: Co- evolution

27. Two different species cannot live for long duration in the same niche or habitat.
This law is _________ hypothesis. [2002]
Answer: Gause’s hypothesis.

28. Ecological pyramid generally inverted is __________. [2019, 2018]

Answer: Pyramid of biomass in water ecosystem
2 __________ ecosystem has the maximum Biomass. [2017]
Answer: Forest ecosystem.

30. The primary producers of the deep sea hydrothermal vent ecosystem are______. [2016]
Answer: Chemosynthetic bacteria

31. __________ would appear as the Pioneer organisms on bare rocks. [2016]
Answer: lichens

32. The term Ecosystem was coined by __________. [2016]

Answer: A.G Tansley

33. The mass of living material at the trophic level at a particular time is called ______. [2015]
Answer: Standing crop

34. Vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in a biotic community is
known as __________. [2015]
Answer: Stratification
35. In an ecosystem the rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis
is termed as ________. [2015]
Answer: gross primary productivity.

36. Given is a simplified model of phosphorus cycle in a

Terrestrial ecosystem with four blanks (A-D). Identify
the blanks. [2014]
Answer: A: detritus ; B: rock minerals;
C: producers ; D: litter fills

37. If 20 joule of energy is trapped at producer level then energy will be available to
Peacock as food in the following chain will be __________. [2014]

Answer: 0.02 J
38. Natural reservoir of phosphorus is ___________. [2013]
Answer: rock

39. Secondary productivity is rate of formation of new organic matter by ________[2013]

Answer: Consumers

40. Of the total incident solar radiation the proportion of PAR is __________. [2011]
Answer: Less than 50%

41. Both hydrarch and xerarch leads to __________ condition. [2011]

Answer: Medium water condition

42. The breakdown of detritus into small particles by earthworm is a process called
_________. [2011]
Answer: Fragmentation.

43. The Biomass available for consumption by the herbivores and the decomposers is
called____________. [2010]
Answer: Net primary productivity.
44. About 70% of total Global carbon is found in _________. [2008]
Answer: Oceans

45. Bamboo plant is growing in a fir forest then the Tropic level of it is ______[2002]
Answer: First trophic level.

46. ________ and ________ is the most important cause for animals and plants
Being driven to extinction. [2019, 2016]
Answer: Habitat loss and catabolism

47. The ______________ was held in Rio de janerio in 1992 you was called for
conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilisation of its benefits. [2019]
Answer: The Earth Summit

48. Pollen grains can be stored for several years in liquid nitrogen having a
temperature of _________. [2018]
Answer: -196° C
49. Alexander Von humboldt described__________ for the first time. [2017]
Answer: species area relationship.

50. The region of Biosphere Reserve which is legally protected and where no human activity
is allowed is known as __________. [2017]
Answer: Core zone

51. ________ hotspots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman
Myers. [2016]
Answer: 34

52. Red List contains data or information on _________. [2016]

Answer: Threatened species

53. _________ National Park is home to the famous Musk deer or hangul. [2016]
Answer: Dachingam National park, Jammu and Kashmir

54. __________ is the national aquatic animal of India. [2016]

Answer: River dolphin.

55. Species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed ______. [2015]
Answer: Emdemic.
56. Seed bank is an example of__________ conservation. [2014, 2010]
Answer: Ex-situ conservation.

57. A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called _____. [2014]
Answer: Critically endangered.

58. The organisation which publishes the red list of species is______. [2014, 2013]
Answer: IUCN

59. _________ represent maximum number of species among Global biodiversity. [2013,2012]
Answer: Fungi

60. The largest Tiger Reserve in India is __________. [2013]

Answer: Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam

61. ________ has maximum Genetic diversity in India. [2013,2011]

Answer: Rice

62. World summit on sustainable development (2002) was held in_______. [2008]
Answer: South Africa
63. Biodiversity act of India was passed by parliament in the year_______. [2005]
Answer: 2002

64. Indri-indri lemur is found in _________. [2000]

Answer: Madagascar

65. Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by ________. [2000]

Answer: Gene bank

66. Polyblend, a fine powder of recycled modified plastic, has proved to be a good material for
_________. [2019]
Answer: Construction of roads.

67. The most suitable disposal of nuclear waste is __________. [2019]

Answer: Bury the wastewithin rocks deep below the Earth’s surface.

68. Good Ozone is found in the__________. [2011]

Answer: Stratosphere

69. _______ protocol did aim for reducing emission of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. [2019]
Answer: Montreal protocol.
70. In stratosphere, element which act as a catalyst degradation of ozone and release
of molecular oxygen is __________. [2018]
Answer: Cl

71. _________ is a secondary pollutant. [2018]

Answer: Ozone

72. World Ozone Day celebrated on __________. [2018]

Answer: 16th september

73. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be a good index for pollution for water
bodies receiving effluents from__________ industry. [2016]
Answer: petroleum industry

74. Depletion of __________ gas in the atmosphere can lead to an increased incidence
of skin cancer. [2016]
Answer: Ozone

75. Acid rain is caused by increase in the atmospheric concentration of_______. [2015]
Answer: SO2 and NO2
76. Eutrophication of water bodies leading to killing of fishes is mainly due to non
availability of__________. [2015]
Answer: Oxygen

77. The UN conference of parties on climate change in the year 2012 was held at
_________. [2015]
Answer: South Africa

78. __________ are the indicators of SO2 pollution in the environment. [2015]
Answer:

79. Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known

as _________. [2015]
Answer: Bionagnification.

80. The zone of atmosphere in which the Ozone Layer is present is called___[2014]
Answer: Stratosphere
81. The air prevention and control of pollution act came into force in ________. [2013]
Answer: 1981

82. Chipko movement was launched for the protection of ________. [2009]
Answer: Forests

83. According to Central Pollution Control Board ____________particulate size in

diameter of the air pollutant is responsible for the greatest harm to human health.
[2008]
Answer: 2.5 or less

84. In a coal fired power plant electrostatic precipitators are installed to control emission
of_________. [2007]
Answer: SPM

85. Montreal protocol which calls for appropriate action to protect the ozone layer from
human activities was passed in the year__________. [2006]
Answer: 1987
86. In 1984 the Bhopal Gas tragedy took place because methyl isocyanate reacted
with___________. [2004]
Answer: Water

87. __________ is the common indicator organism for water pollution. [2004]
Answer: E. Coli

88. Fluoride pollution mainly affects _________. [2003]

Answer: Teeth

89. The country which releases the maximum Greenhouse gas is ________. [2002]
Answer: USA