The biomass available for consumption by the herbivores and the decomposers is called

1. net primary productivity

2. secondary productivity

3. standing crop

4. gross primary productivity

Which one of the following is one of the characteristics of a biological community ?

1. Stratification 

2. Natality 

3. Mortality 

4. Sex-ratio

The correct sequence of plants in a hyrdosere is 

1. Oak→Lantana →Scirpus→Pistia→Hydrilla→Volvax
2. Volvax→Hydrilla→Pistia→Scirpus→Lantana→Oak
3. Pistia→Volvax→Scirpus→Hydrilla→Oak→Lantana
4. Oak →Lantana→Volvax→Hydrilla→Pistia→Scirpus

Which one of the following types of organisms occupy more than one tropic level in a

pond ecosystem?

1. Phytoplankton       

2. Fish

3. Zooplankton         

4. Frog

About 70% of total global carbon is found in

1. grasslands

2. agro-ecosystems

3. oceans

4. forests

The slow rate of decomposition of fallen logs in nature is due to their

1. low moisture content

2. poor nitrogen content

3. anaerobic environment around them

4. low cellulose content

Consider the following statements concerning food chains

(i) Removal of 80% tigers from an area resulted in greatly increased growth of

vegetation

(ii) Removal of most of the carnivores resulted in an increased population of deers

(iii) The length of food chains is generally limited to 3-4 trophic levels due to energy loss

(iv) The length of food chains may vary from 2 to 8 trophic levels

Which two of the above statements are correct?

1. ii and iii

2. iii and iv

3. i and iv

4. i and ii

Quercus species are the dominant component in

1. temperate deciduous forests

2. alpine forests

3. scrub forests

4. tropical rain forests

Which of the following ecosystem types has the highest annual net primary productivity ?

1. Tropical rain forest

2. Tropical deciduous forest

3. Temperate evergeen forest

4. Temperate deciduous forest

Which one of the following is not used for construction of ecological pyramids?

1. Dry weight

2. Number of individuals

3. Rate of energy flow

4. Fresh weight