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41. In a lake detritus feeders and anaerobic organisms are abundant in
1) Littoral zone
2) profundal zone
3) Limnetic zone
4) Air-water interface
42. Flatworms which creep on aquatic plants constitute
1) Neuston
2) Nekton
3) Periphyton
4) Benthos
43. Assertion (A) : Red annelids and chironomid larvae are pedonic forms in a lake.
Reason (R): These organisms are benthos in a still water body like a lake
1) Both A and R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A.
2) Both A and R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, but R is false
4) A is false, but R is true
44. The O2 rich and O2 deficient regions in the lake are respectively
1) Limnetic and littoral regions
2) Littoral and profundal regions
3) Profundal and limetic regions
4) Lentic and lotic habitats
45. Read the following and identify the correct combination
A) Daphnia Zooplankton
B) Pistia Amphibious plant
C) Gerris epineuston
D) Notonecta diving beetle
1) B C D
2) D E B
3) A C
4) B D A
46. Compensation level in the lake is, where
1) O2 production is equal to O2 consumption
2) Temperature of epilimnion remains constant at its lower level
3) O2 consumption by the plants is balanced by CO2 release by animals
4) Plants are not living
47. Absence of producers and presence of decomposers are characteristically found in
1) Littoral zone
2) Profundal zone
3) Limnetic zone
4) 2 and 3
48. Phantom larva and mosquito larvae found respectively in
1) Limnetic zone and benthos
2) Littoral zone and periphyton
3) Profundal zone and hyponeuston
4) Limnetic zone and epineuston
49. One of the following is a nekton
1) Water flea
2) Water strider
3) water lily
4) water scorpion
50. Assertion (A): Littoral zone is O2 rich
Reason (R): Light penetration occurs only upto certain depth in littoral zone
1) Both A and R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A.
2) Both A and R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, but R is false
4) A is false, but R is true
51. Study the following
Zone
Nature
Fauna
I) Littoral
Light, O2 and plants are throughout the depth
Notonecta
II) Limnetic
Deep water zone without light and O2
Chironomid larvae
III) profundal
Lies below the effective light penetration and no plants
Bacteria
Correct combination is
1) I only
2) II & III
3) I & II
4) I & III
52. Study the following statements
A) Aquatic ecosystems are classified based upon light and O2 concentration
B) Light is a limiting factor in profundal zone. Whereas substratum is a limiting factor in limnetic zone
C) Diatoms, euglenoids and dinoflagellates are only phytoplankton in Lake Ecosystem
D) Nutrients and minerals produced in the bottom of temperature lakes are brought to the surface during fall
season and spring season
Correct combination is
1) A B C
2) B D
3) A B C D
4) D C A
53. In a food chain, the largest population is always that of
1) producers
2) primary consumers
3) secondary consumers 4) Decomposers
54. The food chain in which small sized organisms draw nourishment from larger organisms
1) Grazing food chain
2) parasitic food chain
3) Detritus food chain
4) predator food chain
55. Select the detritus food chain from the following
1) Grass Grass hopper frog snake hawk
2) Leaf litter earthworm bird hawk
3) Rosebush spa Aphids spider bird
4) Phytoplankton Zooplankton small fish squid

56. A sparrow feeding on a caterpillar is a good example for

1) Secondary carnivore
2) primary consumer
3) Herbivore
4) secondary consumer
57. Example of epineuston
1) Notonecta
2) Hydra
3) Gerris
4) Ranatra
58. Assertion (A): In an aquatic ecosystem a larger fraction of energy flows through the detritus food chain
Reason (R): In an aquatic ecosystem GFC is the major conduit for the energy flow
1) Both A and R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A.
2) Both A and R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, but R is false
4) A is false, but R is true
59. Assertion (A): In an ecosystem the food chains are not always isolated
Reason (R): In an ecosystem food chains form a network called food web.
1) Both A and R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A.
2) Both A and R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, but R is false
4) A is false, but R is true
60. The following are the amphibious plants in a lake
1) Floating vegetation
2) Emergent vegetation
3) Phytoplankton
4) Submerged vegetation
61. Assertion (A): The pyramid of biomass in a sea is generally inverted
Reason (R): The biomass of zooplankton is far less than the biomass of phytoplankton
1) Both A and R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A.
2) Both A and R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, but R is false
4) A is false, but R is true
62. The net primary production (NPP) in an ecosystem is 2000 KJ, the organic substance converted into
biomass by primary and secondary carnivores respectively are
1) 200 KJ and 20 KJ
2) 20 KJ and 2 KJ
3) 2000 KJ and 20 KJ
4) 2 KJ and 0.2 KJ
63. In any ecosystem grazing animals depends on this part of biomass available in that area
1) Net secondary productivity
2) Gross secondary productivity
3) Net primary productivity
4) Gross primary productivity
64. Under suitable climatic factors rate of decomposition is faster if detritus is rich in
1) Nitrogen and water soluble sugars
2) Lignin and chitin
3) Nitrogen and chitin
4) Lignin and sugars
65. Choose the right sequence of the following organisms representing the trophic levels of grazing food chain
A) Spiders
B) Hawk
C) Aphids
D) Rosebush
E) Small birds
1) A E C D B
2) D C A E B
3) C D E A B
4) D E A B C
66. Identify the correct characters of parasitic food chain
I) PFC begins with producers like grazing food chain
II) Food energy passes from smaller organisms to larger organisms
III) Higher trophic levels includes many small sized organisms
IV) Lower trophic levels are occupied by many small sized organisms
1) II III IV
2) I III
3) II IV
4) I II IV
67. Assertion (A): Chaoborus, red annelids, clams etc are found in profundal region of freshwater deeper
lakes that are capable of living at low O2 levels
Reason (R): Decomposers of this zone decompose dead plants and dead animals and release nutrients
1) Both A and R are correct. R is the correct explanation of A.
2) Both A and R are correct. R is not the correct explanation of A.
3) A is true, but R is false
4) A is false, but R is true
68. Match the following
Type of life
Animals example
A) Epineuston
i) Dytiscus
B) Zooplankton
ii) Chironomid larva
C) Nekton
iii) Dineutes
D) Phytoplankton
iv) Bryozoans
E) Periphyton
v) Daphnia
vi) Diatoms
1) A iii, B ii, C i, D vi, E v
2) A iii, B v, C i, D vi, E iv
3) A i, B iii, C ii, D iv, E v
4) A iii, B i, C ii, D iv, E v

69. Organisms which are not represented in ecological pyramids

1) Producers
2) Herbivores
3) saprophytes
4) carnivores
70. In an energy pyramid the energy available at the primary carnivore level is greater than that of
1) secondary consumer
2) secondary carnivores
3) Herbivores
4) Primary consumers
71. Animals living at the air water interface constitute
1) Nekton
2) Neuston
3) Bonthos
4) Periphyton
72. The rate of production of organic matter of an ecosystem in photosynthesis is
1) NPP
2) GPP
3) primary productivity
4) Secondary productivity
73. As per second law of thermodynamics the energy degraded in the form of unavailable heat energy and
constitute
1) Entropy
2) Standing crop
3) Biomass
4) Pyramid
74. The NPP in a plant is 100 KJ. what is the body mass of the primary carnivore
1) 100 KJ
2) 10 KJ
3) 1 KJ
4) 0.01 KJ
75. The average energy transfer from one trophic level to another trophic level, according to Lindeman is
1) 20%
2) 10%
3) 30%
4) 50%
76. If 0.16 KJ is the NSP in tertiary carnivores what is the NPP in that ecosystem [Note-0.01% NPP is
transferred to the tertiary carnivores]
1) 80J
2) 400J
3) 1600 KJ
4) 8000KJ
77. The rate of formation of new organic matter by consumer
1) Net productivity
2) Net primary productivity
3) Secondary productivity
4) Gross primary productivity
78. Match the following
List I
List II
A) Water strider
i) Dineutes
B) Water scorpion
ii) Dytiscus
C) Water bug
iii) Gerris
D) Water flea
iv) Daphnia
v) Ranatra
1) A i, B v, C ii, D - iii
2) A iii, B v, C i, D - iv
3) A ii, B iii, C i, D iv
4) A iii, B v, C ii, D - i
79. Rate of Decomposition is slower if detritus is rich in
1) Lignin and sugars
2) chitin and cellulose
3) nitrogen and sugars
4) Lignin and chitin
80. Process of water soluble nutrients go down in the soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts is
called
1) Catabolism
2) leaching
3) Fragmentation
4) Humification
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