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YAKEEN- 1.0
Organisms and Population DPP-01

1. The study of interaction among organisms and 7. A define range of conditions that an organism can
between the organism and its physical (abiotic) tolerate, diversity in the resources it utilizes and a
environment is distinct functional role in the ecological system,
(A) Ecosystem study together comprise
(B) Environmental study (A) Habitat (B) Niche
(C) Ecology (C) Biome (D) Biosphere
(D) Population study
8. The most ecologically relevant environmental factor
2. Highest level of biological hierarchy in the given is
options is (A) Soil (B) Water
(A) Biome (B) Ecosystem (C) Temperature (D) Light
(C) Individuals (D) Species
9. Average temperature of thermal springs and deep-
3. Major biomes of India include sea hydrothermal vents exceeds
I. Tropical rainforest (A) 50 C (B) 60 C
II. Alpine region (C) 70 C (D) 100 C
III. Deciduous forest
IV. Desert 10. Temperature is very significant to the living beings
V. Himalayan region because
IV. Sea coast (A) Kinetics of locomotion depend on temperature
Choose the correct combination for given question (B) Kinetics of enzymes depends on temperature
(A) I, II, IV and V (C) High temperature facilitates digestion
(B) I, II, III, and IV (D) Low temperature facilitates
(C) II, III, IV, and VI
(D) I, III, IV, and VI 11. Organisms which are restricted to narrow range of
temperature are called
4. Formation of major biomes such as desert, rainforest (A) Eurythermals (B) Stenothermals
takes place by (C) Amphithermals (D) Mesothermals
(A) Rotation our planet around the sun
(B) Tilting of our planet to its axis 12. The organism which tolerates wide range of salinity
(C) Both A and B called ….A…
(D) Seasonal periodicity The organism which tolerates narrow range of
salinity called ….B…
5. Formation of wide variety of habitats takes place by Choose the correct option for A and B
(A) Types of species inhabiting that area (A) A- stenohaline, B-euryhaline
(B) Types of predation (B) A-euryhaline, B-stenohaline
(C) Regional and local variation of environment (C) A-isohaline, B-euryhaline
conditions (D) A-heterohaline, B-isohaline
(D) All of the above
13. Many fishes of fresh water cannot live in sea water
6. Environmental factors(s) that characterize the and vice-versa because of
habitat of an organism is/are (A) Nutrient
(A) Abiotic components (B) Osmotic problems
(B) Biotic component (C) Breathing problems
(C) Both A and B (D) Excretion problems
(D) Temperature
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14. Sunlight is available as a source of energy and is 20. Regulators are the animals which
important in (A) Does not maintain their body homeostasis
(A) Chemosynthesis (B) Can maintain their body homeostasis
(B) Photosynthesis (C) Can regulate their heartbeat
(C) Heterotrophic mode of nutrition (D) Can regulate their circulation
(D) All of the above
21. Regulators are also called
15. In the ocean, the environment is perpetually dark at (A) Endotherms (B) Exotherms
(A) More than 100m (C) Ectotherms (D) Either B or C
(B) More than 500m
(C) Less than 100m 22. What percentage of animal on this earth are
(D) Less than 500m regulators and conformers, respectively?
(A) 2%, 98% (B) 7%, 93%
16. Nature and properties of soil in different places vary (C) 4%, 96% (D) 1%, 99%
due to
(A) Climate 23. Conformers are also called
(B) Weathering process (A) Endotherms (B) Ectotherms
(C) Topography (C) Both A and B (D) Isotherms
(D) All of the above
24. Diapause is a
17. Which characteristics determine the percolation and (A) Stage of development
water holding capacity of soils? (B) Stage of suspended development
(A) Soil composition (C) Stage of delayed morphology
(B) Grain size (D) Rapid development stage
(C) Aggregation
(D) All of these 25. Attribute of the organisms (morphological,
physiological and behavioural) that enable
18. In aquatic environment, the types of benthic animals organisms to survive and reproduce in its habitat are
are determined by called
(A) Type of water (A) Phenotypic plasticity
(B) Type of sediment characteristics (B) Adaptations
(C) Light availability (C) Mimicry
(D) Nutrient availability (D) Surviving abilities

19. Homeostasis is
(A) Maintaining a constant internal environment
(B) Maintaining a constant external environment
(C) Both A and B
(D) Maintaining circulation
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Answer Key
1. (C)
2. (A)
3. (D)
4. (C)
5. (C)
6. (C)
7. (B)
8. (C)
9. (D)
10. (B)
11. (B)
12. (B)
13. (B)
14. (B)
15. (B)
16. (D)
17. (D)
18. (B)
19. (A)
20. (B)
21. (A)
22. (D)
23. (B)
24. (B)
25. (B)

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