Ecosystem Knowledge Trivia: Ultimate Quiz

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1.

The food chain:
- A.
  
  Starts with producers
- B.
  
  Ends with tertiary consumers
- C.
  
  Starts with primary consumers
- D.
  
  (A) and (B)
2.

The term ecosystem was proposed by:
- A.
  
  Tansley
- B.
  
  Odum
- C.
  
  Weaver
- D.
  
  Clements
3.

The one external point which drives all ecosystems are:
- A.
  
  Standing crop
- B.
  
  Biomass
- C.
  
  Solar energy
- D.
  
  Oxygen
4.

The concept of ecological pyramid was developed by:
- A.
  
  Elton
- B.
  
  Tansley
- C.
  
  Odum
- D.
  
  Clements
5.

In a lithosphere as the succession progresses there is:
- A.
  
  Increase in soil formation
- B.
  
  Increase in biodiversity.
- C.
  
  Loss of soil
- D.
  
  (A) and (B)
6.

The ecological pyramid that is always erect is:
- A.
  
  Pyramid of energy
- B.
  
  Pyramid of biomass
- C.
  
  Pyramid of numbers
- D.
  
  None of these
7.

The sedimentary bio-geochemical cycle is:
- A.
  
  Phosphorous cycle
- B.
  
  Carbon cycle
- C.
  
  Nitrogen cycle
- D.
  
  Hydrologic cycle
8.

An autotrophic insectivorous plant is:
- A.
  
  A producer
- B.
  
  Secondary consumer
- C.
  
  Secondary carnivore
- D.
  
  (A) and (B)
9.

Mineral recycling is a role of:
- A.
  
  Detrivores
- B.
  
  Osmotrophs
- C.
  
  Transformers
- D.
  
  All of these
10.

The sequence in plant succession is:
- A.
  
  Climax, ecesis, migration, colonization
- B.
  
  Mignation, climax, ecesis, colonization
- C.
  
  Migration, ecesis, colonization, climax
- D.
  
  Ecesis, migration, colonization, climax
11.

The pioneers of the lithosphere are:
- A.
  
  Crustose lichens
- B.
  
  Ferns
- C.
  
  Monocots
- D.
  
  Foliose lichen
12.

Plant succession in a sandy habitat is called:
- A.
  
  Lithosere
- B.
  
  Psammosere
- C.
  
  Hydrosere
- D.
  
  Seasonal
13.

Tropical rain forests develop at zones which are:
- A.
  
  Equator
- B.
  
  Near equator
- C.
  
  Temperate
- D.
  
  (A) and (B)
14.

The primary producers of the oceans are:
- A.
  
  Phytoplanktons
- B.
  
  Brown algae
- C.
  
  Red algae
- D.
  
  All of these
15.

Pond ecosystem is:
- A.
  
  Limnetic
- B.
  
  Lentic
- C.
  
  (A) and (B)
- D.
  
  Lotic