FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. The term ecosystem was coined by Tansley.
2. The organisms who feed directly on producers are called Herbivores.
3. Chemosynthetic organisms can produce organic matter through oxidation of Chemicals
in the absence of sunlight.
4. The sequence of eating and being eaten in an ecosystem is called Food-Chain.
5. Biomagnification of the pesticide DDT in the food chain suited in the thinning of shells
in birds eggs.
6. Pyramid of Energy is always upright.
7. Movement of nutrients in an ecosystem is cyclic while flow energy is Unidirectional.
8. The inherent property of all living organisms to resist change called Homeostasis.
9. The ultimate stable and culminating community during succession is called a Climax.
10. The biggest flower in the plant kingdom is Rafflesia.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. The organisms which feed on dead organisms, wastes of living organisms are called
(a) Chemotrophs (b) Carnivores
(c) Detritivores (d) Decomposers.
2. The progressive accumulation of some non-biodegradable chemicals through the food
chain is known as
(a) Ecological balance (b) Biological magnification
(c) Trophic structure (d) Bio-degradation.
3. Gross primary productivity is the highest in
(a) Open oceans (b) Grasslands
(c) Wet tropical forests (d) Agroecosystem.
4. The type of succession occurring on a bare rock is called
(a) Halosere (b) Lithosere (c) Hydrosere (d) None of these
5. The tropical grasslands in Africa with tall grasses scattered with shrubs or stunted trees
are called
(a) Savannas (b) Pampas (c) Steppes (d) Prairies.
6. The darker zone in lakes where light penetration is negligible is called as
(a) Littoral zone (b) Limnetic zone
(c) Profundal zone (d) Euphotic zone.
7. The overnourished lakes with ‘algal blooms’ are called
(a) Eutrophic (b) Oligotrophic (c) Dystrophic (d) Meromictic.
8. Estuaries have the following characteristics
(a) Fresh and salt-water (b) Rich biodiversity
(c) High productivity (d) All of these
9. Detritivores are also know as
(a) Autotrophs (b) Heterotrophs (c) Carnivores (d) Saprotrophs
10. Energy flow model explain by
(a) Earnst Haeckel (b) A G Tansley (c) Odum (d) Charles Darwin
