Chapter 7: Man & Environment - Biology Mcqs for High School - Grade 10 - Set 11

1)   The interactions between the members of the same species are called

a. interspecific interactions
b. competition
c. intraspecific interactions
d. predation
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ANSWER: intraspecific interactions

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2)   The human population was 85, 096, 000 in

a. 1980
b. 1986
c. 1985
d. 1981
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ANSWER: 1981

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3)   The examples of impacts of humans on the balance of the ecosystem include

a. overpopulation
b. urbanization
c. deforestation
d. all of above
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ANSWER: all of above

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4)   The herbivores such as rabbits are also classified as

a. secondary producers
b. tertiary consumers
c. primary consumers
d. secondary consumers
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ANSWER: primary consumers

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5)   Epiphytes growing on other plants only for

a. food
b. reproduction
c. space
d. shelter
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ANSWER: space

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6)   The non-living factors of the ecosystem are called

a. abiotic components
b. biotic components
c. biosphere components
d. ecology components
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ANSWER: abiotic components

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7)   The examples of primary carnivores or secondary consumers are

a. cattle, wolves and owls
b. predatory birds, fox and snakes
c. grasshopper, rabbit and deer
d. fungi, protozoan and animals
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ANSWER: predatory birds, fox and snakes

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8)   Eutrophication is the enrichment of water with nitrates and

a. phosphates
b. ammonia
c. sulphur
d. nitrogen
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ANSWER: phosphates

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9)   Larvae breathe through the help of

a. feeding brushes
b. pair of air floats
c. pair of spiracles
d. pair of gills
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ANSWER: pair of spiracles

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10)   The breakdown of nitrogenous wastes and dead organisms proteins into ammonia is classified as

a. ammonification
b. assimilation
c. denitrification
d. nitrification
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ANSWER: ammonification

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11)   In the components of the ecosystem, the phytoplankton is another name of

a. shallow rooted plants
b. fungi
c. floating photosynthetic organisms
d. protozoan
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ANSWER: floating photosynthetic organisms

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12)   What is the average thickness of the biosphere?

a. 10 km
b. 15 km
c. 20 km
d. 40 km
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ANSWER: 20 km

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13)   The primary carnivores of the ecosystem are also classified as

a. tertiary consumers
b. primary decomposers
c. primary consumers
d. secondary consumers
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ANSWER: secondary consumers

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14)   Considering the nitrogen fixation, the ammonia produced in industrial nitrogen fixation is converted into

a. nitric ammonia
b. ammonium nitrate
c. ammonium nitrous
d. ammonia nitrous
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ANSWER: ammonium nitrate

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15)   The change in air composition due to the addition of harmful chemical substances is classified as

a. greenhouse balance
b. air pollution
c. chemical imbalance
d. gases imbalances
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ANSWER: air pollution

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16)   Rich algal growth leads to an increase in the number of

a. fertilizer
b. producer
c. decomposer
d. scavengers
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ANSWER: decomposer

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