Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner
Environmental Science and Ecology
Quest.The sum total condition in which organisms live is called as
Ans.Environment
Quest.A self supporting community – plants and animals interacting with each other and the non-living environment to provide a balanced system is a
Ans.Ecosystem
Quest.The word ‘ecosystem’ was coined by
Ans.A.G.Tansley
Quest.The region existing between two ecosystems which contain species of both ecosystems is
Ans.Ecotone
Quest.The study of interactions between living organism and environment is called as
Ans.Ecology (Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner)
Quest.The term ecology was introduced by
Ans.Hackel
Quest.Large portions of the earth with similar climate, soil, plant and animal life community is known as
Ans.Biosphere
Quest.The earth contains a thin region known as the biosphere, in which life exists. The three parts of the biosphere are
Ans.Atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere
Quest.Sphere of Water or 70% of global is occupied by
Ans.Hydrosphere
Quest.The characteristics of the type of environment where an organism normally lives?
Ans.Habitat (Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner)
Quest.All the populations of the different species living and inter-acting in the same ecosystem?
Ans.Community
Quest.The variety of living organisms (flora and fauna) is called as
Ans.Biodiversity
Quest.The environment which includes producers, consumers and decomposers?
Ans.Biotic environment
Quest.Abiotic environment does not include
Ans.Plants
Quest.The environment which has been modified by human activities is called
Ans.Anthropogenic environment (Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner)
Quest.The group of organisms which convert light into food are called
Ans.Autotrophs
Quest.The plants, which produce food themselves through photosynthesis?
Ans.Phototrophs
Quest.The ecosystem component, feed on producer or consumers?
Ans.Heterotrophs
Quest.The Heterotrophs, feed on plants and called primary consumers?
Ans.Herbivores
Quest.The Heterotrophs, feed on meats and called secondary consumers?
Ans.Carnivores (Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner)
Quest.The main constituent of CNG is
Ans.Methane
Quest.The Heterotrophs, feed on both plants and meats?
Ans.Omnivores
Quest.The base of the food chain in the ocean is the
Ans.Phytoplankton
Quest.Primary consumers in aquatic system are?
Ans.Zooplanktons
Quest.The ecosystem component, which break down dead organic matter and wastes?
Ans.Decomposers (Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner)
Quest.Decomposers include
Ans.Bacteria and Fungi
Quest.In which ecosystem, producers are of large size
Ans.Grassland ecosystem
Quest.Natural resources which are renewable
Ans.Water and wood
Quest.Non Renewable resources are
Ans.Minerals, fossil, fuels.
Quest.The main constituent of LPG is
Ans.Butane (Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner)
Quest.The source of energy for all plants is
Ans.Sun
Quest.The ecological factors, related to soil and substratum, are called
Ans.Edaphic Factor
Quest.The term used to refer the weight of all the organisms at a tropical level.
Ans.Biomass
Quest.The unit of energy is
Ans.Joule
Quest.Which is not included under biomass?
Ans.Water (Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner)
Quest.Plants which grow on other plants are called
Ans.Epiphytes
Quest.Increasing industrialisation is causing much danger to man’s life by
Ans.Polluting the environment
Quest.Major pollutants that contribute to 90% of global air pollution
Ans.CO and CO2
Quest.Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere?
Ans.Carbon dioxide
Quest.Colourless and odourless air pollutant is
Ans.SO2 (Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner)
Quest.Most poisonous pollutant in water
Ans.Arsenic
Quest.Most commonly used disinfectant in water purification
Ans.Chlorine
Quest.The test which has self purification capacity of water body
Ans.BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) test
Quest.Materials that cause BOD include
Ans.Wood, animal wastes, sewage
Quest.Permissible limit of iron in drinking water
Ans.1 ppm (Environmental Science and Ecology One Liner)
Quest.A disease caused by mercury (Hg) poisoning of water at Japan in 1953
Ans.Minamata
Quest.Manimata disease is due to
Ans.Mercury toxicity
Quest.Itai-Itai disease is due to
Ans.Cadmium (Cd) toxicity
Quest.The chief green house gases are
Ans.CO2 and CH4
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