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Biology - Ecology and Environment — Biology Questions & Practice

Practise 75 Biology - Ecology and Environment questions from Biology for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Biology - Ecology and Environment — with answers

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1. Ecosystem refers to:

  1. AThe process by which certain gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, warming the planet
  2. BAn organism, typically a plant, that produces its own food through photosynthesis
  3. CA community of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment
  4. DA linear sequence showing the transfer of energy from one organism to another through feeding relationships
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Answer: C

'Ecosystem' relates to: A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment

2. Which of the following describes Biotic Components?

  1. AThe living organisms within an ecosystem
  2. BThe non-living physical and chemical factors within an ecosystem
  3. CThe pathway through which a chemical element or substance moves through the biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem
  4. DThe natural environment in which an organism lives
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Answer: A

'Biotic Components' relates to: The living organisms within an ecosystem

3. Biotic Components refers to:

  1. AA symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
  2. BA graphical representation of the relationship between different organisms at various trophic levels
  3. CThe living organisms within an ecosystem
  4. DThe pathway through which a chemical element or substance moves through the biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem
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Answer: C

'Biotic Components' relates to: The living organisms within an ecosystem

4. Which term is described as: 'The living organisms within an ecosystem'?

  1. ABiotic Components
  2. BProducer
  3. CGreenhouse Effect
  4. DMutualism
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Answer: A

This corresponds to 'Biotic Components'.

5. Identify the term: 'The living organisms within an ecosystem'.

  1. AConsumer
  2. BNiche
  3. CEcological Pyramid
  4. DBiotic Components
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Answer: D

This corresponds to 'Biotic Components'.

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