201

STUDYQUESTI
ONS

ON

PLANTBI
OLOGYAND
BI
OTECHNOLOGY

211

ByHUSSEI
N
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1.Thewordecol
ogywascoinedfr
om t
heGreekwor
ds_
___
_and_
___:A)Oi
kosandLogos.B)Ai
kosand
Lagos.C)Ai
koandLagos.D)Oi
kosandLi
gos.

2.Thenameecol
ogywascoi
nedbyA)Odum.B)Ear
nest
.C)Hat
chet
.D)Mar
k.

3.Whi
choft
hesedef
ini
ti
onsofecol
ogybel
owwasgi
venbyODUM ?

i
.Iti
samul t
idi
sci
pli
nar
ysci
encet
hatusest
het
ool
sofot
herdi
sci
pli
nest
oexpl
ainnat
ural
obser
ved
phenomenal
.

i
i
.Iti
sthest
udyofbi
ologyt
hatdeal
swi
thl
i
fe-pr
obi
ngi
ntot
hesecr
etsofv
ari
ousl
evel
sofl
i
vingsy
stem.

i
i
i.I
tist
hest
udyandf
unct
ionofnat
ure.

i
v.I
tist
hest
udyoft
hei
nter
-r
elat
ionshi
psbet
weenor
gani
smsandt
hei
renv
ironment
.

A)i
andi
i
.B)i
i
andi
i
i.C)i
i
iandi
v.D)i
vandi
.

4.Ecologycanbeinter
pret
edas_
__A)I
nter
nal
phy
siol
ogy
.B)Ext
ernal
phy
siot
her
apy
.C)I
nter
nal
phy
siol
ogy
.
D)Externalphy
siol
ogy.

5.Whi
choft
hesei
snotasetoft
ool
foranecol
ogi
st?
A)Tr
acermet
hodol
ogy
,Spect
romet
er,
Col
ori
met
er.

B)Chromat
ogr
aphy
,Remot
esensi
ng.C)Mat
hemat
ical
model
i
ngandComput
ert
echnol
ogy
.D)Noneoft
he
above.

6.i
.Thesy
stem ofecol
ogyi
shuge(
ecosy
stem)andi
tcont
ainsanet
wor
kofi
nter
rel
ati
onsofi
tspar
ts.

ii
.Theseint
err
elat
ednet
wor
kisi
ncl
usi
veofast
ruct
uret
hatcont
ainsbot
htheabi
otucandbi
oti
c
composit
ion.

ii
i
.Thenetwor
kpr
esenti
ntheecol
ogi
cal
syst
em hasacont
rol
ofener
gyf
lowandal
soi
nthef
lowof
nut
rient
s.

i
v.Ener
gyf
rom oursol
arsy
stem hasacont
rol
overt
hef
lowofal
lnut
ri
entandener
gy.

Thesear
e: A)Basi
cecol
ogi
cal
concept
s.B)Fi
nal
ecol
ogi
cal
concept
s.C)Par
ti
alecol
ogi
cal
concept
s.D)
NoneoftheAbove.
7.Ecologyhel
psint
hestudyoft
heseexcept?A)Habi
tat
,Popul
ati
on.B)Ter
ri
tor
ies,
Communi
tyC)
Ecosystem.D)Noneoft
heabove.

8.Ecologyseekstoexplai
nallbutone:A)Li
feprocessandadaptati
ons,di
str
ibut
ionandabundanceof
organisms.B)Themov ementofmat er
ial
sandenergythr
oughli
v i
ngcommuni ti
es.C)Thesuccessf
ul
developmentoftheecosystem.D)Theabundanceanddistr
ibut
ionofbiodi
versi
tyincont
extofthe
envir
onment .E)Noneoftheabove.

9.Thesubdiv
isi
onofecol
ogyt
hatdealswit
hthestudyofgroupoforgani
smsandhowthei
nter
actwi
th
thei
renvi
ronmenti
scall
edA)Aut
ecologyB)Synt
hecologyC)Synecol
ogyD)El
ocol
ogy.

10.Thesubdi
vi
sionofecologyt
hatdealswit
hthest
udyofani
ndi
vidual
andhowi
trel
ateswi
thi
ts
envi
ronmenti
s.A)Elocol
ogyB)Synthecol
ogyC)Aut
ecol
ogyD)Sy
necology
.

11.Whatpar
toft
hesubdi
vi
sionsofecol
ogyi
ssaidtobeexper
iment
al(
fi
eldandl
abor
ator
y).A)
Synt
hecol
ogyB)Aut
ecol
ogyC)EcologyD)Sy
necol
ogy.

12.Aquati
candTerr
est
ri
alaresubdi
vi
sionsofwhi
choft
heseecol
ogi
cal
div
isi
onsA)Sy
nthecol
ogyB)
Autecol
ogyC)Ecol
ogyD)Synecol
ogy.

13.Whichofthedivi
sionofecol
ogyusesbothdescr
ipt
ionandexper
imental
tool
ssuchascomput
erand
radi
oacti
vet
racers.A)Synt
hecol
ogyB)Autecol
ogyC)EcologyD)Synecol
ogy.

14."
All
or gani
smsarewi
thoneanot
herandal
sowiththeabi
oti
cel
ementsoftheenv
ironmenti
nan
i
nter
rel
atedsystem"
.Thi
swasstat
edbywho.?A)EugeneB)Tansl
eyC)Tasl
i
m D)Steven.

15.Al
lbutonear
ethemai
nlev
eli
ntegr
ati
oni
necosy
stem.A)Mi
grat
ionB)I
ndi
vi
dual
C)Popul
ati
onD)
Ecosy
stem.

16.Agr
oupofint
eract
ingpopul
ati
oni
nagi
venhabi
tatusual
l
yrest
rict
edt
oor
gani
smsofsi
mil
arsi
zeand
l
if
ehabi
tatar
e?A)populati
onB)Communi
tyC)Bi
omeD)Ecosy st
em.

17.Anaggregati
onofi
ndi
vi
dual
softhesamespeci
esi
naconti
nuousareawhi
chcont
ainsnopot
ent
ial
breedi
ngbarri
eri
s____
_A)Popul
ati
onB)Communit
yC)Ecosy
stem D)Bi
ome.

18.Whensev
eral
communi
ti
esi
nter
actt
oget
hert
heyf
orm_
__A)Popul
ati
on.B)Communi
ty.C)Ecosy
stem.
D)Biome.

19.Theint
eract
ionbet
weenl
i
vingandnonl
i
vingi
napl
acei
scal
l
ed?A)Popul
ati
on.B)Communi
ty.C)
Ecosyst
em.

20.phy
sical
element
sincl
udesal
lexcept?A)Tr
ess.B)soi
l
.C)wat
er.D)Nut
ri
ent
s.

21.Thewayanorganism pl
aysi
tsownrol
eandassoci
ateswi
thi
tsowni
mmedi
atesur
roundi
ngi
scal
l
ed?
A)Habit
at.B)Ni
che.C)Home.D)Resi
dence.

22.Thesetofenvi
ronmentalcondi
ti
onunderwhichaspeciei
sabl
etoper
sisti
scal
l
ed?A)Real
i
zedni
che.
B)Ecol
ogical
Niche.C)Fundamentalni
che.D)Expl
osi
veniche.

23.Whichofthesei
snotar easonforcompeti
ti
oninaniche.A)Uti
li
zat
ionofr
esour
ces.B)Sur
viv
al
capaci
ty.C)Fr
eedom ofchoice.D)Fr
eedom ofl
eadingt
hesociety
.E)Noneoftheabove.

24.Whichoftheseni
chewillf
acecompet
it
ion?A)Fundament
alni
che.B)Real
i
zedni
che.C)Expl
osi
ve
ni
che.D)Developi
ngniche.

25.Whi
choft
heseni
chei
sli
kel
ynott
ofav
ecompet
it
ion?A)Fundament
alni
che.B)Real
i
zedni
che.C)
Expl
osi
veni
che.D)Dev
elopi
ngni
che.

26.Thesequent
ial
arr
angementofl
ivingandnonli
vi
ngthi
ngsunt
ilast
abl
ecommuni
tyi
sat
tai
nedi
scal
l
ed?
A)Cli
max.B)Communi t
y.C)St
abi
li
ty.D)Successi
on.

27.Thesetofenvi
ronmentalandecol
ogical
condit
ionsunderwhichaspeci
esper
sist
sisaA)Real
i
zeni
che.
B)Fundamentalni
che.C)Explosi
veni
che.D)Devel
opingniche.

28.Theoccupati
onofpl
antspeci
esonlandthathasnotprev
iousl
ybeenv eget
ati
vei
sr egar
dedasA)
Tert
iar
ysuccessi
on.B.
)Nurser
ysuccessi
on.C)Secondar
ysuccession.D)Pri
marysuccessi
on.

29.Theoccupat
ionofplantspeci
esonlandthathasprev
iousl
ybeenveget
ati
veisregar
dedasA)Ter
ti
ary
successi
on.B.
)Nurser
ysuccession.C)Secondar
ysuccessi
on.D)Pri
marysuccessi
on.

30.Thegeneti
call
ycontrol
ledcharact
erwhichenhancesthef
it
nessofanor
gani
sm i
nanenv
ironmenti
s?
A)Adaptat
ion.B)Defense.C)Predati
on.D)Competit
ion.

31.Thechar
act
eri
sti
csorcomponentoft
heenvi
ronmentRelat
eddi
rect
lyandindi
rect
lytot
heuseof
l
ocati
onbyanorgani
sm i
sregar
dedas?A)Niche.B)Envi
ronment
.C)Habitat
.D)Dwelli
ng.

32.Themethodoffeedi
ngthatareaggr
egat
edint
otr
ophicspeci
esandthechai
nonlyf
oll
owsli
near
monophagouspathwaysisr
egardedas?A)Foodweb.B)FoodChain.C)Foodl
i
nks.D)Foodl
evel
s.

33.Pl
ant
sinthepresenceofsunli
ghtchangescar
bondioxi
deandwateri
ntowhat?A)Oxy
genandPr
otei
n.
B)Car
bohydr
ateandPr ot
ein.C)OxygenandSugar.D)Carbonandsugar
.

34.Thedir
ecti
onalpartoftr
opicenergyorequi
val
entsequencesofli
nksthatst
artwi
thproduceror
gani
sm
andendswithconsumeror gani
sm ister
med?A)Foodchai nlengt
h.B)Foodbondlengt
h.C)Foodchain
cycl
e.D)Foodwebcy cle.

35.Intheseechemosyntheti
cbacteri
aandar chaeause___and__
_from hydr
othermalvent
sandcold
seepsasenergysour
cet oproductcarbohydrat
e: A)Hydr
ogensul
phideandEthane.B)Hydrogenand
ethane.C)Hydr
ogensulphideandmet hane.D)Hy dr
ogenandmethane.

36.Grass==>Gr
asshopper==>Rat==>Snake.Thi
sisanexampl
eoff
oodchai
nli
kenedt
o:A)Ai
r.B)Pond.
C)Land.D)Sea.

37.Thel
argei
nter
locki
ngpatternoff
oodchaininanecol
ogi
cal
communi
tycr
eat
esacompl
excal
l
ed?A)
Foodchai
n.B)Foodwav e.C)Foodcycl
e.D)Foodweb.

38.Whichofthesedoesnotdeterminet
hecomplexi
tyofaf
oodweb.A)Speci
escomposi
ti
on.B)Speci
es
ri
chness.C)Bi
omasspr oduct
ivi
tyandst
abi
li
ty.D)Noneoft
heabov
e.

39.Themethodi
nwhi chorgani
smsgetener
gyf
ort
hemsel
vesi
sknownasA)Tr
opi
clev
el.B)Tr
ophi
clev
el.
C)Topicl
evel
.D)Topeaklevel
.

40.Pr
imar
yconsumer
sar
eusual
l
y:A)Car
niv
ores.B)Her
biv
ores.C)Aut
otr
ophs.D)Homot
rophs.

41.Secondar
yconsumer
sar
eusual
l
y:A)Car
niv
ores.B)Her
biv
oresC)Aut
otr
ophs.D)Homot
rophs.

42.Whi
choft
hesecannotber
egar
dedasat
ypeofecol
ogi
cal
pyr
ami
d?A)Py
rami
dofnumber
s.

B)Py
rami
dofener
gy.C)Py
rami
dofi
nter
act
ion.D)Py
rami
dofbi
omass.

43.Thedr
ywei
ghtofanor
gani
sm i
smeasur
edasi
ts:
A)Bodywei
ght
.B)Bi
omass.C)Py
romass.D)
Gravi
mass.
44.Whi
choftheseisnotatypeofecologi
calcommuni t
yint
eract
ion.A)Ani
mal
-Ani
mal
int
eract
ion.B)
Animal
-Pl
antinter
acti
on.C)Plant-Pl
anti
nteract
ion.D)Noneoftheabove.

45.Thewayi nwhi
chweedaff
ectt
hegrowthoft
omatoesi
nagardeni
sknowntobewhatt
ypeof
i
nteract
ion.A)Ani
mal-Ani
mal
.B)Ani
mal -Pl
ant
.C)Pl
ant-Pl
ant
.D)Noneoft
heabov
e.

46.Venusf
lyt
rappl
ants,
capturi
nganddigest
ingi
nsectsiswhatki
ndofi
nter
act
ion.?A)Pl
ant-Pl
ant
.B)
Anima-Ani
mal.C)Ani
mal -Pl
ant.D)Noneoftheabove.

47.Car
niv
orousPl
antcat
chi
nsect
stopr
ovi
det
hem wi
th.A)Oxy
gen.B)Car
bon.C)Sul
phur
.D)Ni
tr
ogen.

48.Anint
eract
ionwhi
chanor
gani
sm benef
itatt
heexpenseofanot
heri
s:A)Pr
edat
ion.B)Par
asi
ti
sm.C)
Herbi
vour
ism.D)Cani
vor
ism.

49.Ani
nter
act
ionbet
weenorganismsi
nwhichonebenef
it
sandtheotheri
snei
thergai
ningorl
osi
ngi
s
cal
led:
A)mutuali
sm.B)Par
asit
ism.C)Commensal
ism.D)Car
niv
ori
sm.

50.Theint
eract
ioni
nwhi
chorgani
smsbenef
it
sandgai
nsf
rom eachot
heri
scal
l
ed:
A)Mut
ual
i
sm.B)
Parasi
ti
sm.C)Commensali
sm.D)Par
asi
ti
sm.

51.Aninteract
ioni
nwhi
chanorgani
sm i
satl
ossduetononavai
labi
li
tyofr
esour
cesbutnotaf
fect
edby
anotherorgani
sm i
sA)Mut
ual
ism.B)Amensal
ism.C)Commensali
sm.D)Parasi
ti
sm.

52.Roses/
Aphi
dsi
nter
act
ioni
sofwhatt
ype?A)Par
asi
ti
sm.B)Amensal
i
sm.C)Commensal
i
sm.D)
Mutuali
sm.

53.Hi
biscus/Hummi
ngbi
rdi
nter
act
ioni
s:A)Par
asi
ti
c.B)Amensal
.C)Commensal
.D)Mut
ual
.

54.Pi
tcher
spl
ant/Fl
yint
eract
ioni
s:A)Par
asi
ti
sm.B)Amensal
.C)Commensal
.D)Mut
ual
.

55.Conef
lower/Beei
nter
act
ioni
s:A)Par
asi
ti
sm.B)Amensal
.C)Commensal
.D)Mut
ual
.

56.Bromeliad/Tadpol
e: t
heiscommensal i
sm because:A)Thetadpol
eprov
idesgoodf
ort
hebromel
i
ad.
B)Thebr omeli
adprovi
deshelterf
orthetadpol
e.C)Theinter
acti
onisnotr
eall
yacommensal
ism
i
nteract
ion.D)Theint
eract
ioni
sentir
elyparasi
ti
c.

57.Theacaci
a/anti
nter
act
ion,
canbedescr
ibedas:
A)Par
asi
ti
c.B)Amensal
.C)Commensal
.D)Mut
ual
.

58.Thei
nter
act
ionbet
weenor
chadandmot
his:
A)Par
asi
ti
c.B)Amensal
.C)Commensal
.D)Mut
ual
.

59.Whichofthesei
smoreeffecti
vei
ntr
ansf
err
ingpol
l
engr
ainf
rom onepl
antt
otheot
her:
A)Bees.B)
Cockr
oaches.C)Bir
ds.D)Rabbit
s.

60.Temper
atur
edecr
easeby1°
cforev
ery_
__i
ncr
easei
nal
ti
tudei
ndr
yai
r?A)200.B)300.C)
400.D)500

61.Theincl
i
nati
onoflandatabout45°changeini
tel
evat
ionov
eracer
tai
ndi
stancei
scal
l
ed?A)
I
ncli
nati
on.B)Sl
ope.C)Topography.D)Land.

62.Thenonli
vi
ngfactoroftheenv
ironmentthati
ncludelandelev
ati
on,
slope,
ter
rai
n,mount
ainr
angesand
bodiesofwat
er.I
sregardedas:A)Topography.B)Slopograpy
.C)Atmospher
e.D)Lat
it
ude.

63.Thesteepnessofasl
opeaff
ectthepl
antgr
owththr
oughthesemeansexcept:
A)Di
ff
erenti
nci
dence
ofsol
arradiat
ion.B)Wi
ndvel
oci
ty.C)Soi
lty
pe.D)Noneoft
heabove.

64.Theel
evat
ionoflandwi
thr
espectt
othel
evel
oft
heseasur
facei
sA)Lat
it
ude.B)Longi
tude.C)
Att
it
ude.D)
.Alti
tude.
65.Coconutpr
efer
sani
ncl
i
nat
ionnotexceedi
ng:
A)200met
ers.B)600met
ers.C)300met
ers.D)
800meters.

66.Teai
sbestgr
ownov
eranal
ti
tudeof:
A)600met
ers.B)2000met
ers.C)1000met
ers.D)100met
ers.

67.Rubberi
sbestgr
ownatanal
ti
tudeof:
A)600masl
.B)500masl
.C)400masl
.D)300masl
.

68.Theor
derli
nessoftemperatur
echangefrom thebot
tom ofanewguineaorPeruvi
anAndesmountain
toit
stopi
s: A)Arti
c=>Subar t
ic=>Temperate=>Subtropi
cal=>Tr
opical
.B)Subarti
c=>Temperat
e=>
Subtr
opi
cal=>Arti
c=>.C)Tropic=>Subtr
opical=>Temperate=>Subart
ic=>Art
ic.D)Subt
ropi
c=>Tropic
=>Temperatur
e=>Ar t
ic=>Subarti
c.

69.Whichofthesecannotberegar
dedasaphy
sical
proper
tyoft
hesoi
l?.A)Soi
lpH.B)Soi
ltext
ure.C)
Soil
str
uctur
e.D)Bulkdensi
ty.

70.Whichofthesecanberegardedasachemi calpr
oper
tyoft
hesoi
l?A)Soi
ltext
ure.B)Soi
lcapt
ion
exchange.C)Soi
lstr
uct
ure.D)Soilmi
cro-
organisms.

71.Col
dbloodedani
mal
sar
eregar
dedas:
A)Ther
mophi
l
ic.B)Poki
l
other
mic.C)Homeot
her
mic.D)
.
Hotot
hermic.

72.War
m bl
oodedani
mal
sar
e:A)Ther
mophi
l
ic.B)Poki
l
other
mic.C)Homeot
her
mic.D)Hot
other
mic.

73.Whichoft
hesei
sregar
dedast
hel
i
febl
oodoft
heear
th:
A)Land.B)Tempor
atur
e.C)Humans.D)
Water
.

74.Whichofthesestat
ementi
sr i
ghtaboutwater:A)Sol
idwateri
sdensedthanl
i
quidwat
er.B)Liqui
d
wateri
ssensedt hansol
idwat
er.C)Li
quidwaterandsoli
dwaterareonthesamescal
eofdensit
y.D)None
oftheabove.

75.Whi
choft
hesepossesmor
eli
fef
orm:
A)Land.B)Wat
er.C)Ai
r.D)Gal
axy
.

76.Wateri
nhumanhel
pregul
ate:
A)Bl
oodonl
y.B)Temper
atur
e.C)Bl
oodandt
emper
ate.D)Noneoft
he
above.

77.Thesur
faceoft
hewor
ldi
scov
eredbyhowmuchper
cent
ageofwat
er?A)
70% B)75%.C)80%.D)85%.

78.Thehumanbodyi
scomposedofhowmuchper
cent
ageofwat
er?A)70%.B)75%.C)80%.D)85%.

79.Thefournatur
alcomponentsofli
fear
e: A)Zi
nc,
Car
bon,
Oxy
gen,
Glucose.B)Oxy
gen,
Car
bon,
Nit
rogen,
Hydrogen.C)Neon,Manganese,Car
bon,Nit
ri
de.

80.Thesetofecol
ogythatdeal
swit
hthestudyofst
ati
sti
csr
elat
edt
ohumanpopul
ati
oni
sA)Demogr
aphy
B)Humangraphy.C)Ecol
ogy.D)Number
logy.

81.Popul
ationecol
ogyisdependentonal
lexcept:
A)Nat
ali
ty(
bir
th)
.B)Mor
tal
i
ty(
deat
h).C)Mat
ing.D)
I
mmi grat
ionandEmigrati
on.

82.Whichoftheseopti
onslackt
hesetofcommonel ement
sassociat
edwi t
hor gani
cmolecul
e:i.
Hydrogen.
i
i.
Oxygen.i
ii
.Carbon.i
v.
Phosphor
us.v
i.
Nitr
ogen.v
ii
.Boron. A)i andii.B)viandv i
i
.C)i
i
iandv .D)i
vandi .

83.Whi
chofthesedoesn'
tplayar
olei
nrecycl
ingofel
ementsonear
th.A)Subduct
ionofcont
inent
alpl
ates.
B)Weat
heri
nganderosion.C)Wat
erdrai
nage.D)Waterdr
edgi
ng.

84.Ther ecy
cli
ngofmat er
ial
sbetweenliv
ingor
ganism andt
heirnon-l
ivi
ngenv
ironmenti
scal
led.A)
Biogeochemicalcy
cle.B)Energycy
cle.C)Li
vi
ng.-nonl
i
v i
ngt
hingcycl
e.D)Bi
omassnumeri
ccycle.
85.Whichoft
heseelementi
scr
it
ical
tot
het
hreedi
mensi
onshapeofpr
otei
n.A)Ni
tr
ogen.B)Phosphor
us.
C)Sulphur
.D)Oxygen.

86.Thehumanbodyi
smadeupofaboutwhatper
centofwat
er?A)70.B)60.C)50.D)40.

87.Thehumancel
li
scomposedofaboutwhatper
centofwat
er?A)70.B)80.C)90.D)100.

88.Whatper
centofwat
eri
near
thi
sst
oredaswat
erunder
groundorasi
ce?A)69.B)79.C)89.D)99.

89.Whichofthesei
s/ar
enotprocessesi
nthehydrol
ogicci
rcle?A)Evapor
ati
onandsubli
mat
ion.B)
Condensat
ionandPreci
pit
ati
on.C)Subsur
faceandStream f
lows,sur
facer
unoffandsnowmelt
.D)None
oftheabove.

90.Li
qui
dwat erchangest
ovapourwat
eratwhatst
age?A)Subl
i
mat
ion.B)Ev
apor
ati
on.C)Condensat
ion.
D)Preci
pit
ati
on.

91.Thechangefrom i
cetowatervapouri
sapr
ocesst
hati
sregar
dedas:
A)Subl
i
mat
ion.B)Ev
apor
ati
on.
C)Condensati
on.D)Preci
pit
ati
on.

92.Theprocessi
nwhichwat ervapouri
schangedi
ntot
hickdeepcl
oudsi
sknownasA)Subl
i
mat
ion.B)
Preci
pit
ati
on.C)Condensat
ion.D)Evaporat
ion.

93.Theprocessi
nwhichcloudreleasesl
i
quidsorf
rozendr
opl
etsi
sknownasA)Subl
i
mat
ion.B)
Preci
pit
ati
on.C)Condensat
ion.D)Evapor
ati
on.

94.Surf
acerunoffwi
l
lonlyoccurifi
fthesoi
lbecomes_
__wi
thwat
erIaheav
yrai
nfal
l
.A)unsat
urat
ed.B)
Satur
ated.C)Noneoftheabove.D)Alloft
heabove.

95.Waterf
rom pl
anti
slostbacktotheat
mospher ebyapr
ocessknownas_
_.A)Tr
anspi
rat
ion.B)
Decongest
ionC)Decomposit
ion.D)Tr
ansfugat
ion.

96.Waterenterpl
ant
sthroughthe___andleavest
hrought
he_
__A)Root
,St
omat
a.B)Chl
orophy
ll
,
Chlor
oplast
,C)Stem,Root.D)Stomata,
Branch.

97.Whichoft
hesei
snotacar
bonreser
voi
r?A)Atmospher
e,Soi
l
.B)Ear
th'
sint
eri
orandRock.C)Bodi
es
ofli
qui
dsandOceansedi
ment
s.D)Noneoftheabov
e.

98.Whichoftheseisamaj
orreservoi
rofcar
boni
nfor
m ofcar
bondi
oxi
det
hati
sidesf
orphot
osy
nthesi
s.?
A)Soi
l.B)Trees.C)At
mosphere.D)Fl
ood.

99.Thelevelofcar
bondioxi
deint
he___i
sgr
eat
lyi
nfl
uencedbyt
her
eser
voi
rsoft
hecar
boni
noceans.A)
Soil
.B)Trees.C)Atmospher
e.D)Fl
ood.

100.Whichofthesehast
helargestr
eser
voi
rofcar
bononear
th?A)Ger
mst
one.B)Li
mest
one.C)
Preci
ousst
one.D)Magicstones.

101.Whi
choft
hesei
onsi
sfor
medbycar
boni
noceans?A)MgC.B)CCL.C)CaCO3.D)CCL3.

102.I
ndust
ri
ali
zat
ionhasbeensai
dtohav
est
art
edabout_
__y
ear
sago.A)120.B)130.C)140.D.
)150.

103.Theprocessbywhichradi
ati
onfrom aplanet
'sat
mospherewarmsthepl
anet'
ssur
facet
oa
temperat
ureabovewhatitwoul
dbewi thouttheat
mosphereisknownas:A)Whit
ehouseeff
ect
.B)Bl
ue
houseeff
ect.C)Greenhouseeff
ect.D)Yell
owhouseeffect
.

104.Whichoft
heseareasar
enotdisposedt
ofut
uref
loodi
ngAsar
esul
tofgl
obal
war
ming?A)New
Orl
eans.B)Por
tl
and.C)Washingt
on.D)Noneoft
heabove.
105.Ni
tr
ogencompr
iseshowmuchper
cent
ageoft
heat
mospher
e?A)68.B)78.C)88.D)98.

106.Ni
tr
ogenent
erstheli
vingworldt
hrought
hepr
ocessesandact
ivi
ti
esofl
i
vingandsy
mbi
oti
c:A)Vi
rus.
B)Fungi
.C)Pr
oti
sts.D)Bacter
ia.

107.Theprocessofconver
ti
ng,
nitr
ogengasintoammonia(NH3)i
sknownas?A)Ni
tr
ogenext
ract
ion.B)
Nit
rogenfi
xati
on.C)Nit
rogenut
il
it
y.D)Ni
trogenconsumpt
ion.

108.
.Afterammonia(NH3)hasbeenconv
ert
edt
oammoni
um (
NH4)whi
choft
hesef
oll
ows.A)Ni
tr
ates.B)
Nit
ri
tes.C)Nit
ri
oxi
de.D)Nit
rot
etr
aoxi
de.

109.Atwhatpoi
ntdoespl
antuseni
tr
ogenmol
ecul
e?A)NH3.B)NH2.C)NO2.D)NO3.

110.Thepr
ocessbywhichnit
rogenisrel
easedintotheatmospher
ebyconv
erti
ngni
tr
atesi
ntot
heni
tr
ogen
gasisA)Ni
tri
fi
cat
ion.B)Deni
tr
if
icat
ion.C)Nit
rogenati
on.D)Noneoft
heabove.

111.Ni
trogenent
erstheli
vi
ngwor l
dfrom t
heatmospherev
ia_
__bact
eri
a.A)Ni
tr
ogenf
ixi
ng.B)Ni
tr
ogen
removi
ng.C)Nitr
ogenregai
ning.D)Noneoftheabove.

112.Whichoftheseisnottrueaboutt
hecombusti
onoffossi
lfuelwhichal
ter
stheni
tr
ogencycl
e.A)
Releaseofdi
ff
erentnit
rogenousgasesint
otheat
mosphere.B)Producti
onofaci
drai
ninfor
m ofHNO3.C)
Greenhousegaseffect.D)Noneoftheabove.

113.Amajoreff
ectoffert
il
izerr
unof
fincl
udesal
lexcept:
A)Ov
ergr
owofal
gae.B)Depl
eti
onofoxy
gen.C)
Deathofaquat
icfuana.D)Noneoftheabove.

114.Whichoftheseessent
ialcomponentsmakesupt hesuppor
ti
vecompoundsofourbones.A)Cal
cium
phosphate.B)Nucl
eicaci
d.C)Phospholi
pids.D)Noneoftheabove.

115.Phosphor
usoccur
sinnat
ureasA)PbP4.B)PO3-
.C)PO4³
-.D)PO6-
.

116.Whichoft
hesearenotsourcesofphosphor
us?A)Bodiesofoceani
cor
gani
smsandt
hei
rexcr
eti
on.
B)Volcani
cashandaerosol
s.C)Mineral
dust.D)Noneoft
heabove.

117.Whichift
heseisnotameansbywhi
chphosphor
usent
erst
heocean?A)Sur
fCer
unof
f.B)Gr
ound
waterf
lows.C)Riv
erfl
ow.D)Noneoft
heabov
e.

118.Anareainlakesandoceanswhereper
iodi
cdepl
eti
onoft
hei
rfuanaanf
lor
aoccur
sisknownas:
A)
Blackzone.B)Deadzone.C)Li
fezone.D)
.Debri
szone.

119.Theworstoft
hesezoneasregar
dsquest118i
slocat
edat?A)Gol
dofgui
neai
nAf
ri
ca.B)Gol
fof
Atl
anta.C)Gol
fofSacr
amento.D)Gol
fofmexicoi
nU.S.A.

120.Sulphuri
sinv
olvedinprotei
nformati
onbyfor
mi ngwhi choft
heseel
ement/mol
ecul
e.A)Ami
noaci
d
cyst
eine.B)Aminoacidcist
eine.C)Aminoaci
dcyxteince.D)Aminoaci
dcyst
ene.

121.Sul
phurexi
sti
ntheat
mospher
eas:
A)SO3.B)
SO4.C)SO5.D)SO2.

122.Sulphurenter
stheat
mospher
ethroughthefoll
owi
ngexcept:A)Decomposit
ionofor
gani
cmolecules.
B)Volcanicacti
vit
yandgeot
her
malvent.C)From t
heburni
ngoffossi
lfuel
sbyhumans.D)Noneofthe
above.

123.Whichoftheseisnotawaybywhichsulphuri
sdeposi
tedinl
and:
A)Pr
eci
pit
ati
on.B)Di
rectf
all
out
fr
om theatmosphere.C)Rockweat
her
ing.D)Noneoftheabove.

124.Ter
rest
ri
alf
oodwebmakesuseofsul
phuri
nthesoi
li
nfor
m of:
A)SO4²
-.B)SO3²
-.C)SO2-
.D)SO.
125.whenpl
antdecomposeanddi
e,sul
phuri
srel
easedI
ntl
theat
mospher
eas:
A)H2SO4.B)SN.C)H2S.
D)S.

126.Theeffectofsul
phuronpl
anti
sasar
esul
toft
heexcessi
veuseoff
ossi
lfuel
sespeci
all
ycoal
.A)Tr
ue.
B)False.C)Undeter
minabl
e.

127.Whi
choft
heseisnotcausedbysul
phur?A)Aci
drai
n.B)LowpHofl
akes.C)Cor
rosi
onofmet
als.D)
Noneoft
heabove.

128.Plantsthatgr
owonwetpl
acesori
nwat
erar
e?A)Hy
drophy
tes.B)Hy
grophy
tes.C)Mesophy
tes.D)
Xerophytes.

129.Whichoft
hesei snotanadaptati
onforwetwaterplant
s?A)Reductionofprot
ecti
vetissuesandl
ack
ofsupport
ingt
issues.B)Mini
mum dev el
opmentofvasculart
issueandabsor
bingti
ssues.C)Thespeci
al
devel
opmentofairchambersforaerati
onofint
ernt
issues.D)Noneoftheabove.

130.Roothai
rabsent
,Rootcapabsent
,feeblydev
eloped.Thesear
echar
act
eri
sti
csofwhatr
oot?A)
Hydrophy
tes.B)Hygr
ophyt
es.C)Mesophy t
es.D)Xerophyt
es.

131.Whichofthesei
s/ar
ef l
oat
ingplant?i
.Bladderwor
t(ul
tr
icul
ari
a).i
i
.Hornwort(
cer
atophy
ll
um)
.ii
i
.
Lett
ucepist
ia.i
v.Wat
erhyaci
nth(ei
chhorni
a).A)i
iiandi
v.B)iandii
.C)iiandi
v.D)i
vandI.

132.Whichoft
heseplantdoesnotabsordmineralnut
ri
ent
sandgasesar
eabsor
bedbyt
heent
ir
esur
face.
A)Naias.B)Hy
dri
ll
a.C)Vall
isner
ia.D)Bl
adderwort
.

133.Thecavi
ti
esint hest
em i
fhydr
ophytesservesas_ __and___: A)Meansofbuoyancyandser
vesas
stor
eforai
r.B)Servesasananchorandattr
acti
v enessforpl
ant.C)Servesasanident
icat
ionoft
hepl
ant.
D)Serveasareproducti
onsyst
em andvegetat
ivesy st
em oftheplant.

134.Theyar
ethi
nandel
ongated,ri
bbonshaped,fi
nel
ydisser
ted,
lackcut
icl
e,absentstomat
a.Thesear
e
ref
err
edtoas:A)Amphi
bians.B)Float
ingl
eaves.C)Submergedleav
es.D)Tidall
eaves.

135.Theshowheterophyl
l
a( di
rectleaves),t
heyareasaresul
tofdr
yingandfl
ooding,upperpart
sare
outsi
dewaterl
owerpartsareinwat er.Thesearechar
act
ersof:A)Amphibi
ousleaves,B)Float
ingl
eaves.
C)Submergedleav
es.D)Tidalleaves.

136.Thickcuti
cles,upperbsurf
acebhasmanyst omataandl owerhasf ewornost omata.Gaseous
exchangeisattheuppersur facewhil
ewat erabsorpt
ionisonl owersurf
ace.Thesearecharacter
sof:
A)
Amphibiousleaves.B)Floati
ngleaves.C)Submer gedleaves.D)Tidall
eaves.

137.Whichifthesei
s/areexamplesofsubmer
gedpl
ant
s:A)Val
l
isner
a,Hy
dri
l
la.B)Nai
as,
Ott
eli
a.C)
Potamogeton.D)All
oftheabove.

138.Whichoftheseopti
onsdoesnotcontai
nthecorr
ectexamplesoffl
oat
ingpl
ants:A)Wol
ffi
a,
Hydrochari
s,Ut
ri
cular
ia,
Cer at
ophyl
l
um.B)Lenna,
Pist
ia,
Eichhor
nia,
Traps,
Neptuni
a.C)Azol
l
a,Sal
vi
na,
Ceratopt
eri
s.D)Noneoft heabove.

139.Amphi
biousplant
sincludeallexceptA)Wat
ercr
owf
oot(
Ranuncul
usaquat
il
is)
.B)Wat
erpl
ant
ain
(al
i
sma).C)Arrowhead(Sagit
tar
ian).D)Chest
nut
.

140.Plant
sthatgr
owinmoistsoi
lnearwat
erloggedlocal
i
tiesandshadypl
acesar
eregar
dedas:
A)
Hydrophyt
es.B)Hygr
ophy
tes.C)Mesophyt
es.D)Xerophyt
e.

141.Whi
chofthesei
swrongaboutt
heplanti
nquesti
on140.A)Theyhav
epoorrootandpoorvascul
ar
syst
em.B)Theyhavest
unt
edgrowthandbtgei
rpat
tsbar
egeneral
l
yspongyandsoft
.B)mechanical
t
issuesar
est
rongl
ydev
eloped.D)Mechani
cal
tissuesAr
efeebl
ydev
eloped.

142.Asr egar
dstoquesti
on140,whi
choftheseofnottr
ue?A)Thel eaveshavenumerousstomat
aand
areexpanded.B)Theyaresmoothshi
nyandhavethincuti
cle.C)Thi
erl
eavesposseshydat
hodestogetr
id
ofwater.D)Transpi
rat
ioni
sacti
ve.

143.Plantsthatgr
owunderav
erageormoder
atecondi
ti
onsar
ecal
l
ed:
A)Hy
drophy
tes.B)Mesophy
tes.C)
Halophytes.D)Xer
ophy
tes.

144.Whi choftheseisacharacteri
sti
csoft heplanti
nquesti
on143answer?A)Rootiswel
l devel
oped.B)
Dicotyl
edonousoneshav etaprootwithbr anchesandmonocotyl
edonousoneshavecl
ust
ersoff i
brous
roots.C)Thereisroot-hai
rsforabsor pt
ionofwat erf
rom t
hesoil
.D)Roothai
rsi
snotavai
lablefor
absorpti
onofwat erfr
om thesoil.

145.Whi
choft
hesei
snotanexampl
eofhy
drophy
te:
A)Ar
oid.B)Fer
ns.C)Begoni
a.D)Car
dant
her
atr
if
lor
a.

146.Epi
phytesgr
owper
chedont
het
runksandbr
anchesoft
reesf
ort
hepur
poseof:
A)Si
r.B)Wat
er.C)
Food.D)Support
.

147.I
ntr
opi
cal
cli
mat
eepi
phy
tesdependon:
A)Dew.B)Rai
nwat
er.C)Seawat
er.D)Gr
oundwat
er.