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Ecology Practice Test - Environmental

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1. What is the Greek word for ecology?
1. Ethology
2. Oekologic
3. Hexicology
4. y!ecology
". y!ecology
#. t$dy of Ecology of pop$latio! is called?
1. %$tecology
2. Synecology
3. &emecology
4. Ecotype
3. '! a pyramid of !$m(ers) i! a grass la!d ecosystem) the
largest pop$latio! is that of*
1. Her(i+ores
#. ,o!s$mers
3. &ecomposers
4. Producers
4. -.o!e i! stratosphere exte!ds
1. 1/0#/ km
2. 20-25 km
3. #"03" km
4. 3"04" km
". Which of the followi!g gro$p of gasses ca$se photochemical
smog?
1. -3) 1%2 a!d ,-
#. -#) 1%2) a!d 2-#
3. O3 P!" and "O2
4. H,) 1%2) a!d 2-
3. 4io i!dicators are $sed for*
1. -xyge! dema!d
#. %ir poll$tio!
3. 5i!eral prese!t
4. !ll o# t$ese
6. Gaseo$s poll$ta!t ca! (e co!trolled (y*
1. %rrestors
#. Electrostatic precipitators
3. '!ci!eratio!
4. !dsor%tion
7. Which of the followi!g is !ot a! air poll$ta!t?
1. 1olle! from pla!ts
#. Hydrocar(o!s
3. $lph$r dioxide
4. P$os%$ates
8. Which of the followi!g is !ot re!ewa(le exha$sti(le !at$ral
reso$rce?
1. Water
#. Wild life
3. &inerals
4. %!imals
1/. 9iche!s are importa!t i! the st$dies o! atmosphere
poll$tio! (eca$se they
1. ca! grow i! greatly poll$ted atmosphere
#. ca! readily m$ltiply i! poll$ted atmosphere
3. e:ecti+ely p$rify the atmosphere
4. are very sensitive to %ollutants
11.. Which of the followi!g is !ormally !ot a! importa!t
atmospheric poll$ta!t?
'. (O
#. -#
3. ,-#
4. Hydrocar(o!s
1#. The poll$ta!t formed whe! !itroge! oxide) oxyge! a!d
waste hydrocar(o!s ;oi! is
1. %cid rai!
#. mog
3. P!" and O3
4. H#-4
13. 5ai! air poll$ta!t is
'. (O
#. ,-#
3. 2#
4.
14. &.&.T is a
1. %!ti(iotics
#. 4iodegrada(le poll$ta!t
3. "on )iodegrada)le %ollutant
4. 2o!e of these
1". Which of the followi!g is a rich so$rce of e!ergy ($t !e+er
ca$se atmospheric poll$tio!?
1. 2$clear e!ergy
2. Solar energy
3. ,oal
4. Wood
13. 'f water poll$tio! co!ti!$es at its prese!t rate) it will
e+e!t$ally
1. stop water cycle
#. 1re+e!t precipitatio!
3. 5ake !itrate molec$les $!a+aila(le to water pla!ts
4. &ake o*ygen molecule unavaila)le to +ater
%lants
16. 4-& sta!ds for
'. ,ioc$emical o*ygen demand
#. 4io oxyge! dema!d
3. 4iotic dema!d
4. ,hemical oxyge! dema!d
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17. ,arragee!a! is a prod$ct deri+ed from certai! types of
red algae) a seaweed fo$!d thro$gho$t the coasts of 2orth
%merica a!d E$rope. Which of the followi!g is 2-T my of
carragee!a!?
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1. Toothpaste
#. Gelati!
3. ,heese
4. Pasta
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18. This type orga!isms i! the ecosystem rely o! other
orga!isms for their food a!d e!ergy s$pply*
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1. %$totrophs
2. -eterotro%$s
3. Fi!al co!s$mers
4. &ecomposers
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#/. Which of the followi!g is the mai! p$rpose of
ma!gro+es?
'. Prevention o# soil erosion
#. Temporary ha(itat for migratory (irds
3. Ha(itat for =sh a!d other sea creat$res
4. Trap water poll$ta!ts to keep the ocea! clea!

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