XII N Botany Q.

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1. Which of the following character is not related (c) Polar area (d) Tropical desert
to biodiversity hot spot? (1) a & c (2) a,b & c
(1) High degree of endemism (3) only c (4) a,b,c & d
(2) Habitat loss
(3) Lesser interspecific interaction 8. Number of the hot spots in the world is :-
(4) High species richness (1) 34 (2) 25 (3) 3 (4) 50

2. In "rivet popper hypothesis" rivet indicates? 9. Which of the following is correctly matched
(1) Community (2) Biosphere (a) Carrot grass  Lantana
(3) Ecosystem (4) Species (b) Farmers friend  Fungi
(c) Amazon rain forest  Lungs of planet
3. Western Ghats of India is hot spot, because : (d) World summit  Johannesburg
(1) It is a ecotone in two community (1) only c, d (2) b, c, d
(2) It is a mega diversity zone (3) only d (4) a, b, d
(3) It is a warm places
(4) It is a Hydrothermal vents 10. How many example given below are the example
of in-situ conservation? Tissue culture, pollen bank,
4. Social forestry is : national park, Biosphere reserve, Botanical garden
(1) Planting tree on public places and common (1) Three (2) Two (3) One (4) Five
land's
(2) Wood species are grown in combination 11. Extinction of Stellar's sea cow is due to which
with herbaceous crop of the following reasons :-
(3) Growing ornamental and fruit tree in urban (1) Habitat loss
areas (2) Over exploitation
(4) Growing trees needed for industries in (3) Alien species invasion
specific area (4) Co-extinction

5. Alpine vegetation is found in : 12. Kajiranga National Park is famous for :-

(1) Tundra region (1) One horned rhino (2) Hangul
(2) Arctic desert (3) Wild Indian ass (4) Snow Leopard
(3) Above 60ºN latitude
(4) All of above 13. In the given figure. Identify the grassland and
coniferous fore st respec tively fro m the
6. marking A–F and select the correct option :-

(1) A and B (2) B and E

(3) B and D (4) D and E
In the given diagram which diversity represent
by A, B, and C 14. Which one of the following biome experiences
(1) A  β -diversity (2) A  γ-diversity minimu m average an nual rain fa ll and
B  α-diversity B  β-diversity minimum average annual temperature :-
C  γ-diversity C  α-diversity (1) Desert
(3) A  α-diversity (4) A  α-diversity (2) Arctic and alpine tundra
B  γ-diversity B  β-diversity (3) Coniferous forest
C  β-diversity C  γ-diversity (4) Temperate forest
7. Which of the following place have subzero 15. Match the column-I with Column-II and give
temperature : correct answer:-
(a) High altitude place (b) Hydrothermal vent
 (3) Synecology, Synecology
(4) Synecology, Autecology

2. Physiological ecology tries to understand :-

(1) How different type of organisms interact
among themselves.
(2) How different type of ecosystems interact
with local abiotic factors.
(3) How different organisms are adapted to
(1) (i-e), (ii-b), (iii-a), (iv-d), (v-c) environments in forms of not only survival
(2) (i-b), (ii-c), (iii-d), (iv-e), (v-a) but also reproduction
(3) (i-e), (ii-b), (iii-a), (iv-c), (v-d) (4) How different type of abiotic factors interact
(4) (i-b), (ii-c), (iii-d), (iv-a), (v-e) among themselves and one factor remains
limiting
16.
3. Read the following figure carefully.

Q & P = populations residing in a geographical

Above given pie chart is showing number of area from long time then P & Q are called as:-
vertebrate species. In above pie chart identify (1) Local population (2) Sister population
'R' is representing species of:- (3) Demes (4) Both (1) and (3)
(1) Mammals (2) Amphibians
(3) Birds (4) Fishes 4. Two local population becomes sister population
when :-
17. Earth is an : (1) They have same species
(1) Open system for energy and open system (2) They have different species
for minerals (3) They lives in same habitat
(2) Closed system for minerals and open system (4) (2) and (3) both
for energy
(3) Closed system for energy and open system 5. Fig trees can maintatin community structure
for minerals during food scarcity in tropical deciduous forest. These
(4) Closed system for energy and closed system act as
for minerals (1) Exotic species (2) Pioneer species
(3) Edge species (4) Key stone species
18. Species diversity increase :-
(1) Low altitude to high altitude and from low 6.
latitude to high latitude
(2) High altitude to low altitude, and from high
latitude to low latitude
(3) High altitude to low altitude, and from low
latitude to high latitude In above diagram four areas are given. In
(4) Low altitude to high altitude, and from high which area has ma ximum and minimum
latitude to low latitude species diversity respectively.
(1) Maximum = B, Minimum = D
1. (2) Maximum = A, Minimum = D
(3) Maximum = A, Minimum = B
(4) Maximum = C, Minimum = D

7. Ecological succession usually focuses on

which changes ?
(1) type of animals
(2) type of decomposers
(3) vegetation
then P and Q are respectively called as. (4) humus content
(1) Autecology, Synecology
(2) Autecology, Autecology 8. Which species have high value of biotic
potential and short generation time? 14. The Prickly pear cactus introduced into Australia
(1) Pioneer species in the early 1920's caused havoc by spreading rapidly
(2) Climax species in to millions of hectares of rangeland because -
(3) Seral species (1) There is no competitor
(4) Sere (2) Due to less intra specific competition
(3) Absence of natural predator
9. Which of the following parameter decreases as (4) Availability of high nutrient
succession proceeds?
(1) Humus content 15. Mark the important defence mechanism in
(2) Species diversity plants against herbivory :-
(3) Net community productivity (1) Spines (2) Toxic chemical
(4) Biomass (3) Both (1) & (2) (4) Green leaves

10. Primary succession is development of biotic 16. In rocky Intertidal communities removal of
communities on :- which of the following predator became the cause of
(a) Newly exposed habitat extinction of 10 species of invertebrates?
(b) Cleared forest area (1) Abingdon tortoise (2) Monarch butterfly
(c) Freshly harvested crop field (3) Pisaster starfish (4) Calotropis
(d) Pond filled after a dry season
(1) only a (2) a & d 17. The Abingdon tortoise in Galapagos island
(3) a, c, d (4) b, c, d became extinct with in decade after goats were
introduced on the island is the example of :
11. Select the correct match : (1) Competitive release
(2) Resource partitioning
(3) Interference competition
(4) Competitive exclusion

18. Non–obligatory mutualism is also known as –

(1) Commensalism (2) Proto–cooperation
(3) Helotism (4) Exploitation

19. Helotism found in :-

(1) Epiphytes (2) Termites and Flagellates
(3) Lichen (4) Birds and tree

20. Identify the correct match from the column I,

Ans: 3 II and III.
12. Select the correct match :-

Ans: 3 (1) 1 - d - iv, 2 - c - i, 3 - a - ii, 4 - b - iii

(2) 1 - c - iv, 2 - d - i, 3 - a - ii, 4 - b - iii
13. Select the correct match in the following :- (3) 1 - c - iv, 2 - d - iii, 3 - a - ii, 4 - b - i
(1) Brood parasitism - Partial stem parasite (4) 1 - d - iv, 2 - c - i, 3 - b - ii, 4 - a - iii
(2) Holoparasite - Cuckoo & crow
(3) Hemiparasite - Parasite which totally 21. When resources in the habitat are un-limited ?
dependent upon the host (1) Population grows in an exponential or geometric
(4) Hyper parasite - A parasite living on another fashion
parasite (2) Impact of natality and mortality becomes zero
(3) Population shows zero growth rate
(4) Population shows Verhulst Pearl-logistic growth

22. Age structure diagrams (A, B and C) for the

populations are shown below. They represent:-

(1) A-Declining populations Ans: 3

B- Stable population
C- Growing population
1. Which of the following is the most stable
(2) A-Growing population
ecosystem :-
B- Stationary population
(1) mountain (2) ocean
C- Declining populations
(3) forest (4) desert
(3) A-Exponential growth
B- Indeterminate growth
2. Ecosystem can be recognised as self-regulating
C- Stationary population
and self sustaining unit of:-
(4) A-Growing population
(1) Species (2) Landscape
B- and C- Stable population
(3) Organism (4) Community
23. The logistic population growth is expressed by
3. Habitat includes :-
the equation :
(a) Biotic components
(1) dN/dt = rN (2) dt/dN = Nr (b) Physico-chemical components
(c) Pathogens, parasite, predator, competitors
(3) dN/dt = rN (4) dN/dt = rN (d) Different species
(1) a, b & d (2) a, d
24. (3) b, c, d (4) a, b, c, d

4. Biotic potential refers to :-

(1) Increase of population under optimum conditions
in above equation represent :- (2) Increase of population under given conditions
(1) Carrying capacity (3) Increase of population under natural conditions
(2) Environmental resistance (4) Increase of population under climatic conditions
(3) Rate of change in population density
(4) Intrinsic rate of growth 5. Which of the following is not an abiotic
component of an ecosystem :-
25. Choose the correct sequence of regions (1) water (2) minerals
according in ascending order of their (3) litter (4) micro-organisms
temperature.
(1) Polar areas  Temperate areas  sub 6. How much amount of incident solar radiation
tropical areas  Tropical areas (ISR) is used in the photosynthesis process by plants :-
(2) Equator  Timber line  Tropical deserts (1) 1-5% (2) 5-10%
(3) Deep sea hydrothermal vents  Tropical (3) 20-40% (4) 50-70%
deserts  mountain top
(4) Polar areas  Tropical deserts  Mountain 7. Which of the following is most ecologically
top  Timber line relavant environmental abiotic factor :-
(1) light (2) temperature
26. Which of the following characters are changed (3) soil (4) water
with altitude and latitude ?
(a) Temperature (b) Rain fall 8. Which of the following is not a physiological
(c) Vegetation (d) Species diversity adaptation :-
Options : (1) Blubber in whale, seal in antarctica region
(1) only b (2) only a and b (2) Antifreezing protein
(3) only a, b and c (4) a, b, c & d (3) Increase number of RBC in blood at high altitude
(4) In Cactus leaves modified into spines
27. Which one is correct ?
9.
 (1) productivity (2) stratification
(3) energy flow (4) decomposition

17. Which of the following ecosystem has the

Which of the following option correctly represent highest gross primary productivity :-
A,B,C about thermal stratification in lake :- (1) mangrove (2) rain forest
(3) grassland (4) coral reef

18. Match Column-I with Column-II and select the

correct answer from the codes given below. :-

Ans: 2

10. Albido is a measurment of the percentage of

light that is :-
(1) Absorbed by an object surface
(2) Converted into sugar by photosynthesis
(3) Reflected by surface
(4) Reflected by atmosphere

11. What is the best pH the soil cultivation of plants:- (1) A-iv, B-ii, C-i, D-iii, E-v
(1) 3.4 – 5.4 (2) 6.5 – 7.5 (2) A-iv, B-v, C-i, D-ii, E-iii
(3) 4.5 – 8.5 (4) 5.5 – 6.5 (3) A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv, E-v
(4) A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-v, E-iv
12. Productivity, Decomposition, energy flow and
nutrient cycling are the :- 19. Mass of living matter at a trophic level in an
(1) Physical structure of ecosystem area at anytime is called :-
(2) Functions of ecosystem (1) Standing state (2) Standing crop
(3) Only Biotic components of ecosystem (3) Detritus (4) Humus
(4) Only Abiotic components of ecosystem
20. Which of the following group is essential
13. What is true for ecotone ? component for survival of an ecosystem :-
(a) It is a transition zone in between two (1) Producers
different species (2) Producers and herbivores
(b) It is transition zone in between two different (3) Producers and decomposer
population (4) Detritivores
(c) It is transition zone in between two different
communities 21. In an ecosystem, which one shows one-way
(d) Maximum species diversity occurs in ecotone passage :-
(1) c,d (2) a,d (1) energy (2) carbon
(3) only d (4) only b (3) nitrogen (4) potassium

14. Which one is omnivore ? 22. Concept of ecological pyramids was proposed by:-
(1) Frog (2) Lion (1) Odum (2) Tansley
(3) Deer (4) Man (3) Reiter (4) Charles Elton

15. In any grassland and forest community edge 23. Guild is

species are – (1) Organism which have similar trophic level
(1) Those species which occur in ecotone (2) Organism which have different trophic level
(2) Those species which increased their variety and (3) Producers and consumer's of ecosystem
density at the border of ecosystem (4) Consumers of ecosystem
(3) Those species which spend the greatest amount of
their time in junctions of forest and grass land 24. The four pyramids (A, B, C and D) given below
(4) All of above represent four different type of ecosystem
ecological pyramids, which one of these is
16. Which one of the following is not a functional correctly identified in the options given, along
unit of an ecosystem :- with its correct ecosystem & type of pyramid:-
 What would be the new composition of the
same ecosystem when majority of the Hawks
were killed ?

Ans: 3

31. Which one of the following processes during

Ans: 3 decomposition is correctly described ?
(1) Leaching – Water soluble inorganic nutrients rise
27. About 70% of total global carbon is found in:- to the top layers of soil
(1) forest (2) grassland (2) Fragmentation – Carried out by organisms such as
(3) agroecosystem (4) oceans earthworm
(3) Humification – Leads to the accumulation of a dark
28. Under certain conditions soil nutrients get tied coloured substance humus which undergoes microbial
up with the biomass of microbes and becomes action at a very fast rate
temporarily unavailable to other organism such (4) Catabolism – Last step in the decomposition under
incorporation of nutrients is called – fully anaerobic condition
(1) Nutrient immobilisation
(2) Acclimatisation
(3) Mineralisation
(4) Leaching

29. Out of the total cost of various Ecosystem

services, alone soil formation costs upto 50%.
How much would climate regulation and
habitat for wild life cost upto ?
(1) 5% Each (2) 6% Each
(3) 4% Each (4) 10% Each

30. In an ecosystem, four major interdependent

components were in the given proportions :