ZLY101 CBT CA QUESTIONS (2019/20)

1. Which of these characterise high temperature in water

A. Thermolimnion B. Epilimnion C. Hypolimnion D. Thermocline

2. Plants take in nitrogen in which form

A Nitrate B. Nitrites C. Nitrogen D. Ammonia

3. Which is not a soil component?

A. Inorganic B. Mineral C. Organic D. Soil water

4. What fixes atmospheric nitrogen?

A. Azobacter B. Nitrosomonas C. Nitrobium D. Nitrobacter

5. Ecology deals with the study of

A. Living beings

B. Living and non-living components

C. Reciprocal relationship between living and non-living components

D. Environment

6. The layer of soil that is light coloured or so is

A. A1 B. A2 C. B2 D. O

7. Layer of soil that is partially decomposed is

A. O1 B. B3 C. O2 D. A2

8. Sulphur is involved in the synthesis of the following except

A. Carbohydrates B. Amino acids C. Certain enzymes D. Protein of glycosides

9. The atmospheric layer with highest gas density is

A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. Exosphere D. Thermosphere

10. The following are problems of excessive phosphate in water except

A. Plant growth B. Algae bloom C. Depletion of oxygen D.Pollution of water

11. The atmospheric layer that prevents direct penetration of ultraviolet rays is

A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. Mesosphere D. Thermosphere

12. The type of succession in a swamp is

A. Hydrach B. Psamosere C. Halosere D. Xerach

13. Which of these does not affect the growth rate

A. Food B. Fecundity C. Dispersion D. Migration

14. Which of these is not a characteristic of a climax community?

A. It is stable

B. It is a complex process

C. It is fast process

D. They perpetuate themselves by growth

15. Which of the following organisms convert nitrates to nitrogen gas

A. Nitrococcus B. Pseudomonas fluorescens C. Nitrosomonas D. Nitrobacter

16. Plants use carbon in the formula

A. Carbon monoxide B. Carbon dioxide C. Methane D. Limestone

17. The ratio of gross productivity to the amount of heat supplies or energy is called what

A. net productivity B. total productivity C. all of the above D. none of the above

18. Growth is achieved when

A. Mortality exceeds natality B. Mortality equals natality

C. Natality exceeds mortality D. none of the above

19. What is the correct order of arrangement of the levels of atmosphere?

A. Exosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

B. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

C. Exosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere

D. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

20. The pyramid that involves transfer of calories is

A. Pyramid of numbers B. Pyramid of energy

C. Pyramid of biomass D. none of the above

21. When saprophytic organism feed on decomposed matter, carbon is released to the atmosphere by

A. Respiration B. Decay C. Combustion D. Photosynthesis

22. Plants take in water and release it by

A. Evaporation B. Transpiration C. Precipitation D. Excretion

23. A group of rats form clumped dispersion, a particular species of bird feed only on the rat in what form

A. Clumped dispersion B. Random dispersion C. Uniform dispersion D. None of the above

24. is the component of nucleotide which serves as energy storage within cells

A. Phosphorus B. Carbon C. Sulphur D. Oxygen

25. An ecosystem inside an ecosystem is called what

A. Macro ecosystem B. Micro ecosystem C. Meso ecosystem D. Biocenosis

26. Deep sea living animals have problem of

A. Breathing B. Reproduction C. Feeding

27. When Ranatta sp. is flexing its left leg muscle it is

A. Chemotaxism B. Phototaxism C. Geotaxism D. Rheotaxis

28. Reason why winged animals and birds require large wind fields

A. To conserve energy

B. For reproduction

C. To reduce stress and physical exertion costs

29. The first person to write a book on Animal Ecology is

A. Charles Elton B. Eugenius Warming C. Ernst Haeckel D. Emil Ficher

30. Sulphate is reduced to sulphide by

A. Desulphuribrio spp B. Chromatium chlorobium C. Thiobacillus thio-oxidans D. Nictrobacter

ANSWERS

1. B 7. C 13. B 19. B 25. B

2. C 8. A 14. B 20. B 26. A

3. A 9. A 15. B 21. B 27. B

4. A 10. A 16. B 22. B 28. A

5. C 11. B 17. A 23. A 29. A

6. B 12. A 18. C 24. A 30. A