Question 1.

The type of soil the desert biome has is

(a) Porous with thin layers of humus
(b) Rich in nutrients with little organic matter
(c) Acidic, poor in nutrients
(d) Fertile alluvial

Answer
Answer: (b) Rich in nutrients with little organic matter

Question 2.
When various plants and animal species have got adapted through evolution is called:
(a) Ecological adaptation
(b) Hydrological adaptation
(c) Homological adaptation
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Ecological adaptation

Question 3.
Mineral salts come directly from
(a) Earth crust
(b) Water cycle
(c) Atmosphere
(d) Forest biome

Answer
Answer: (a) Earth crust

Question 4.
The boundaries of different biomes on land are determined mainly by
(a) Climate
(b) Temperature
(c) Human activities
(d) Humidity

Answer
Answer: (a) Climate

Question 5.
Temperate Steppe is a subtype of which biome?
(a) Forest
(b) Desert
(c) Grassland
(d) Aquatic

Answer
Answer: (c) Grassland

Question 6.
Which includes all the living components of the earth.
(a) Hydrosphere
(b) Atmosphere
(c) Biosphere
(d) Lithosphere

Answer
Answer: (c) Biosphere

Question 7.
A freshwater ecosystem is
(a) Oceans
(b) Estuaries
(c) Coral reefs
(d) Marshes

Answer
Answer: (d) Marshes

Question 8.
Which is a plant and animal community that covers a large geographical area?
(a) Biosphere
(b) Biome
(c) Marshes
(d) Prairies

Answer
Answer: (b) Biome

Question 9.
Abiotic factors include
(a) Producers
(b) Consumers
(c) Decomposers
(d) Sunlight

Answer
Answer: (d) Sunlight

Question 10.
Which of the following organism have a parasitic mode of nutrition?
(a) Penicillium
(b) Plasmodium
(c) Paramecium
(d) Parrot
Answer
Answer: (b) Plasmodium

Question 11.
The earliest man on the earth is known as:
(a) Homoerectus
(b) Homosapien
(c) Homophobic
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Homosapien

Question 12.
Freshwater ecosystem includes
(a) Oceans
(b) Coastal estuaries
(c) Coral reefs
(d) Streams

Answer
Answer: (d) Streams

Question 1.
The type of soil the desert biome has is
(a) Porous with thin layers of humus
(b) Rich in nutrients with little organic matter
(c) Acidic, poor in nutrients
(d) Fertile alluvial

Answer
Answer: (b) Rich in nutrients with little organic matter
Question 2.
When various plants and animal species have got adapted through evolution is called:
(a) Ecological adaptation
(b) Hydrological adaptation
(c) Homological adaptation
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Ecological adaptation

Question 3.
Mineral salts come directly from
(a) Earth crust
(b) Water cycle
(c) Atmosphere
(d) Forest biome

Answer
Answer: (a) Earth crust

Question 4.
The boundaries of different biomes on land are determined mainly by
(a) Climate
(b) Temperature
(c) Human activities
(d) Humidity

Answer
Answer: (a) Climate
Question 5.
Temperate Steppe is a subtype of which biome?
(a) Forest
(b) Desert
(c) Grassland
(d) Aquatic

Answer
Answer: (c) Grassland

Question 6.
Which includes all the living components of the earth.
(a) Hydrosphere
(b) Atmosphere
(c) Biosphere
(d) Lithosphere

Answer
Answer: (c) Biosphere

Question 7.
A freshwater ecosystem is
(a) Oceans
(b) Estuaries
(c) Coral reefs
(d) Marshes

Answer
Answer: (d) Marshes

Question 8.
Which is a plant and animal community that covers a large geographical area?
(a) Biosphere
(b) Biome
(c) Marshes
(d) Prairies

Answer
Answer: (b) Biome

Question 9.
Abiotic factors include
(a) Producers
(b) Consumers
(c) Decomposers
(d) Sunlight

Answer
Answer: (d) Sunlight

Question 10.
Which of the following organism have a parasitic mode of nutrition?
(a) Penicillium
(b) Plasmodium
(c) Paramecium
(d) Parrot

Answer
Answer: (b) Plasmodium

Question 11.
The earliest man on the earth is known as:
(a) Homoerectus
(b) Homosapien
(c) Homophobic
(d) None of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) Homosapien

Question 12.
Freshwater ecosystem includes
(a) Oceans
(b) Coastal estuaries
(c) Coral reefs
(d) Streams

Answer
Answer: (d) Streams