This document contains a 30 question test on ecology for the NEET exam. The test covers topics like ecological pyramids, producers and consumers, nutrient cycles, primary and secondary succession, ecosystem services, and productivity. It is a multiple choice test worth 120 total marks, with questions having either positive or negative scoring depending on whether the answer is correct or incorrect.
This document contains a 30 question test on ecology for the NEET exam. The test covers topics like ecological pyramids, producers and consumers, nutrient cycles, primary and secondary succession, ecosystem services, and productivity. It is a multiple choice test worth 120 total marks, with questions having either positive or negative scoring depending on whether the answer is correct or incorrect.
This document contains a 30 question test on ecology for the NEET exam. The test covers topics like ecological pyramids, producers and consumers, nutrient cycles, primary and secondary succession, ecosystem services, and productivity. It is a multiple choice test worth 120 total marks, with questions having either positive or negative scoring depending on whether the answer is correct or incorrect.
This document contains a 30 question test on ecology for the NEET exam. The test covers topics like ecological pyramids, producers and consumers, nutrient cycles, primary and secondary succession, ecosystem services, and productivity. It is a multiple choice test worth 120 total marks, with questions having either positive or negative scoring depending on whether the answer is correct or incorrect.
• Instructions: Each question carries 4 marks. For each correct response, the candidate will get 4 marks. For each incorrect response, 1 mark will be deducted from the total scores. Wrong Right Answers Answers No. of Questions Marks in Negative & Positive
1. In an upright pyramid of Biomass, the Herbivores generally occupy which of the
following position: A. First position B. Second position C. Third position D. Forth position 2. Consumers are: A. Heterotrophs B. Autotrophs C. Both A & B D. None of the above 3. The rate of formation of new organic matter by consumers is called as: A. Secondary Productivity B. Net Primary Productivity C. Gross Primary productivity D. Biomass Productivity 4. Which of the following act as pioneers in primary succession in water: A. Rooted submerged plants B. Free floating plants C. Rooted floating angiosperms D. Small Phytoplanktons 5. The process of breakdown of detritus into small particles is called: A. Leaching B. Catabolism C. Fission D. Fragmentation 6. Which one of the following is not a functional unit of an Ecosystem? A. Energy flow B. Mineralisation C. Productivity D. Decomposition 7. Death of organism is the.... of...... Food Chain. A. End, Detritus B. Beginning, Detritus C. Beginning, Grazing D. None of the above 8. Humus undergoes decomposition at A. Slow rate B. High rate C. Optimum rate D. It does not undergo decomposition 9. Water soluble inorganic nutrients go down into soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts by the process of: A. Fragmentation B. Mineralisation C. Leaching D. Humification 10.The species that invade a bare area are called: A. Existing species B. Pioneer species C. Climax species D. New species 11.Number of Seral communities are....... in primary succession in comparison to secondary succession A. More B. Less C. Equal D. Not defined 12.How many types of Nutrient Cycles are there: A. 4 B. 2 C. 1 D. 6 13.A community that is in near equilibrium with the environment is called as: A. Pioneer Community B. Seral Community C. Climax Community D. Ecological Community 14.The pyramid of Biomass in Sea is generally A. Inverted B. Upright C. Elliptical D. None of the above 15.Secondary producers are: A. Herbivores B. Producers C. Carnivores D. None of the above 16.The products of ecosystem processes are named as: A. Ecological Services B. Ecosystem Services C. Biodiversity Services D. Natural Services 17.For sedimentary nutrient cycle, the Reservoir is located in: A. Atmosphere B. Ocean C. Earth’s crust D. Forest 18.Which of the following element is the major constituent of biological membranes, nucleic acids and cellular energy transfer systems? A. Calcium B. Magnesium C. Carbon D. Phosphorous 19.What is the position/place of saprophytes in ecological pyramids? A. Primary consumers B. Producers C. Tertiary consumers D. Not given any place 20.The rate of decomposition is dependent on: A. Amount of oxygen present B. Chemical composition of detritus C. Climatic factors D. All of the above 21.Primary production is expressed in terms of: A. Weight or mass B. Energy or weight C. Mass or catabolism rate D. Respiration rate or energy 22.Mark the most productive ecosystem A. Temperate forest B. Grassland C. Tropical rainforest D. Desert 23.Biotic Community is ...... in nature. A. Dynamic B. Static C. Both A & B D. None of the above 24.Another name of Nutrient Cycling: A. Biological Cycles B. Biogeological Cycles C. Biogeochemical Cycles D. Biochemical Cycles 25.The Upright Pyramid of number is absent in A. Pond B. Forest C. Lake D. All of the above 26.Rate of capture of solar energy is called as: A. GPP B. NPP C. Respirational loss D. Biomass productivity 27.Which Ecosystem has the maximum biomass A. Forest Ecosystem B. Lake Ecosystem C. Pond Ecosystem D. Grassland Ecosystem 28.The set of population is called A. Biome B. Community C. Biosphere D. Atmosphere 29.The Succession which takes place in dry areas is called as: A. Desert succession B. Hydrarch succession C. Xerarch succession D. Pioneer succession 30.What is the source of phosphorus for herbivores and other animals? A. Rocks B. Oceans C. Plants D. Desert