SARVODAYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HORAPET, TUMKUR

NEET/JEE TRAINING CLASSES -2022-23

ECOSYSTEM (LEVEL 1 & 2) MCQ’S:

1. Given below are two statements: (NEET-2022)

Statement I: Decomposition is a process in which the detritus is degraded into simpler
substances by microbes.
Statement II: Decomposition is faster if the detritus is rich in lignin and chitin
(A) Both statement-I and statement-II are incorrect
(B) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
(C) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
(D) Both statement-I and statement-II are incorrect

2. Which one of the following will accelerate phosphorus cycle? (NEET-2022)

(A) Volcanic activity
(B) Weathering of rocks
(C) Rainfall & storms
(D) Burning of fossil fuels

3. In the equation GPP-R=NPP, R represents (NEET-2021)

(A) Radiant energy
(B) Retardation energy
(C) Environment factor
(D) Respiration losses.

4. Which of the following statement is not correct? (NEET-2021)

(A) Pyramid Of Biomass in sea is generally inverted
(B) Pyramid Of Biomass in sea is generally upright
(C) Pyramid Of energy is always upright
(D) Pyramid Of numbers in a grassland ecosystem is upright.

5. Population size keeps on changing depending on different factors/s such as (KCET-2021)

(A) Food availability
(B) Predation pressure
(C) Adverse weather
(D) All the above

6. Secondary productivity is the rate of formation of new organic matter by

(A) Producer (B) parasite (C)consumer (D)decomposer

7. In a stable ecosystem, which of the following limits the number of trophic levels?
(A) Biomass
(B) The number of nutrients
(C) Availability of nutrients
(D) Presence of contaminants that increase the concentration along food chain

8. The upright pyramid of number is absent in

(A) Pond (B) forest (C) lake (D) grassland

1 SPC – NEET/JEE-2023
SARVODAYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HORAPET, TUMKUR
NEET/JEE TRAINING CLASSES -2022-23

9. The biomass available for consumption by the herbivores and the decomposers are called
(A) Net primary productivity
(B) Secondary productivity
(C) Standing crop
(D) Gross primary productivity

10. Which one of the following is not a functional unit of an ecosystem?

(A) Energy flow (B) Decomposition (C) Productivity (D) Stratification

11. Which one of the following types of organisms occupies more than one trophic level in a
pond ecosystem?
(A) Phytoplankton (B) fish (C) zooplankton (D) frog

12. If a single plant species is removed from a food web, then most likely
(A) An animal species will fill the unoccupied niche
(B) Other plants will produce enough food for herbivores
(C) Dependent herbivores will have to find a new food sources
(D) Carnivores will be unaffected by loss

13. Maximum net productivity in the terrestrial ecosystem is in

(A) Rainforest
(B) Deciduous forest
(C) Mangrove plantation
(D) Both (A) and (B)

14. Niche is defined as the

(A) Position of a species in a community in relation to the other species
(B) Place where organisms live
(C) Place where organisms live and performs its duties
(D) Place where population performs their duties

15. A man made ecosystem is

(A) Less in diversity
(B) More in diversity
(C) Man does not make ecosystem
(D) More stable than natural ecosystem

16. Pyramid of energy in aquatic ecosystem is

(A) Always upright
(B) Always inverted
(C) Bell-shaped
(D) None of the above

2 SPC – NEET/JEE-2023
SARVODAYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HORAPET, TUMKUR
NEET/JEE TRAINING CLASSES -2022-23

17. If 20 J of energy is trapped (available) at producer level, then how much energy will be
available to peacock as food in the following chain?
Plant  Mice  Snake  Peacock
(A) 0.02 J (B) 0.002 J (C) 0.2 J (D) 0.0002 J

18. The correct term used to describe the energy associated with a particular stage in the food
chain is

(A) standing crop (B) standing state

(C) trophic level (D) net productivity

19. Identify the incorrect statement from the following:

(A) Pyramid of biomass in sea is generally inverted as the biomass of fish far exceeds that Of
phytoplanktons
(B) Pyramid of energy is mostly upright, but sometimes it may be inverted
(C) Food chains are generally short with few trophic levels as only 10% of the energy is
transferred to each trophic level from the lower trophic level.
(D) Pyramids of number and biomass may be either upright or inverted

20. One of the chief reasons among the following for the depletion in the number of species
making it endangered is
(A) Over-hunting and poaching
(B) Greenhouse effect
(C) Competition and prediation
(D) Habitat destruction

21. Which one of the following is not a biodiversity hot spot?

(A) Eastern himalayan forests
(B) Indo-Burma forest area.
(C) Western Ghats
(D) Andaman and Nicobar islands

22. The assemblage of all the populations of different species that function as an integrated unit
through coevolved metabolic transformation in a specific area is called
(A) Biome (B)biotic community (C) population (D) ecosystem

23. The final stable community in ecological succession is

(A) Pioneer (B) sere (C) climax (D) carnivores

24. India is considered as one of the Mega-diversity country because

(A) many biodiversity hot spots are present in the country
(B) it has highest biodiversity in the world
(C) it has highest varieties of flora and fauna
(D) it has 8.1% share in global biodiversity and has 2.4% of world‟s land area

25. The genetic variation shown by the medicinal plant “Rauwolfia vomitoria” is with respect to;

3 SPC – NEET/JEE-2023
SARVODAYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HORAPET, TUMKUR
NEET/JEE TRAINING CLASSES -2022-23

(A) flowering times

(B) potency and concentration of reserpine
(C) colours of the leaves
(D) varieties of fruits

26. Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by

(A) Gene bank (B) Gene library (C) Herbarium (D) Gene pool

27. Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hotspots?

(A) High annual rain fall
(B) Large numbers of endemic threatened and endangered species.
(C) High rate of decomposition
(D) Swift changes in seral stages

28. Coral reefs are found close to Tamil Nadu and not close to West Bengal because,
(A) siltation and fresh water inflow are very high in coasts of West Bengal
(B) siltation and fresh water inflow are very high in coasts of Tamil Nadu
(C) salinity and fresh water inflow are less in coasts of West Bengal
(D) salinity and fresh water inflow are less in coasts of Tamil Nadu

29. Lichen is the pioneer vegetation on which succession

(A) Hydrosere
(B) Lithosere
(C) Psammosere
(D) Xerosere

30. Which one of the following correctly represents as organisms and its ecological niche?
(A) Vallisneria and pond
(B) Desert locust and desert
(C) Plant lice (aphids) and leaf
(D) Vultures and dense forest

31. Which one of the following ecosystem has the highest species richness?
(A) North-eastern region forests of Australia
(B) Western Ghats of India
(C) Forests of Madagascar
(D) Amazon rain forests of South America

32. In an ecosystem species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is
called
(A) Vulnerable (B) Endemic
(C) Critically endangered (D) Extinct

4 SPC – NEET/JEE-2023
SARVODAYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HORAPET, TUMKUR
NEET/JEE TRAINING CLASSES -2022-23

33. Select a wrong statement from the following.

(A) Among animals, insects are the most species rich taxonomic group.
(B) Number of species under mycota is more than the total species of fishes, amphibians,
reptiles and mammals
(C) The present biodiversity data does not include monerans because most of them are not
identified and named.
(D) Biochemical and molecular criteria are used for the classification of monerans.

34. One of the following statements is incorrect with reference to biodiversity. Identify it.
(A) The richest reservoirs of animal and plant life (species richness) with few or no threatened
species are called „biodiversity hotspots‟.
(B) If the successful conditions are localized or remain only for a short duration, an organism
either migrates or suspends itself.
(C) Low atmospheric pressure in higher altitudes results in altitude sickness.
(D) Mammals from colder climates have shorter ears and limbs to minimize heat loss.

35. Match the following columns

Column 1 Column 2
(1) Detritivore
(A) Earthworm
(2) Pioneer species
(B) Succession
(3) Natality
(C) Ecosystem service
(4) Pollination
(D) Population growth
Codes

A B C D
1 2 3 4
(a)
4 1 3 2
(b)
3 2 4 1
(c)
2 4 3
(d) 1

36. Which of the following is/are cause(s) ecosystem degradation?

(A) Jhum cultivation
(B) Urbanization
(C) Power projects
(D) All the above

37. A climax community is recognized by

(A) grasses, herbs and shrubs. (B) trees.

5 SPC – NEET/JEE-2023
SARVODAYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HORAPET, TUMKUR
NEET/JEE TRAINING CLASSES -2022-23

(B) high biomass. (D) uniform composition.

38. There is no atmospheric phase in

(A) carbon cycle. (B) water cycle. (C) phosphorus cycle. (D) sulphur cycle.

39. E1 Nino effect is concerned with

(A) Biome
(B) Population
(C) Community
(D) Ecosystem

40. If we completely remove the decomposers from an ecosystem, its functioning will be
adversely affected because
(A) herbivores will not receive solar energy.
(B) mineral movement will be blocked
(C) the rate of decomposition will be very high.
(D) energy flow will be blocked

41. Nuclear waste is packed in shielded containers and buried in rocks about 500 meters deep in
the earth. Despite of this people oppose burial of nuclear waste because
(A) decay of radiations continues even from deeper layers of earth.
(B) during earthquakes and volcanic eruptions the radioactive waste can be brought to the
upper layers.
(C) they need very long time for natural decomposition
(D) Mining activities in such places may lead to havoc.

42. Which of the following is an ecosystem service provided by a natural ecosystem?

(A) Cycling of nutrients
(B) Prevention of soil erosion
(C) Pollutant absorption and reduction of the threat of global warming
(D) All of the above

43. One of the chief reasons among the following for the depletion in the number of species
making it endangered is
(A) Over-hunting and poaching
(B) Greenhouse effect
(C) Competition and predation
(D) Habitat destruction

44. The pyramid of energy is always

(A) opaque (B) horizontal (C) upright (D) inverted

6 SPC – NEET/JEE-2023
SARVODAYA PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, HORAPET, TUMKUR
NEET/JEE TRAINING CLASSES -2022-23

45. The assemblage of all the population of different species that function as an integrated unit
through coevolved metabolic transformation in a specific area is called
(A) biome (B) biotic community
(C) population (D) ecosystem

46. The important steps in the process of decomposition are

(A) Fragmentation & mineralisation
(B) Leaching & catabolism
(C) Humification & mineralisation
(D) All the above

47. Energy flow in an ecosystem is

(A) Bidirectional
(B) Unidirectional
(C) All around
(D) None of these

48. The correct order of succession in xerarch is

(A) annual herb stage, perennial herb stage, lichen moss stage, scrub stage, forest.
(B) perennial herb stage, annual herb stage, lichen moss stage, scrub stage, forest.
(C) lichen moss stage, annual herb stage, perennial herb stage, scrub stage, forest.
(D) scrub stage, forest, annual herb stage, perennial herb stage, lichen moss stage.

49. Which one of the following is not a functional unit of an ecosystem?

(A) Energy flow (B) decomposition (C) productivity (D) stratification

50. Which of the following statements regarding food chain is false?

(A) In an aquatic ecosystem, grazing food chain in the major conduit for energy flow
(B) In terrestrial ecosystems, a large amount flows through detritus food chain
(C) The detritus food chain begins with dead organic matter
(D) Primary consumers belong to the first trophic level

*****

7 SPC – NEET/JEE-2023