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71.

Increase in toxic concentration from one trophic level to another trophic level is called

  • ecological toxification

  • bio- magnification

  • bioconcentration

  • cytological effect


B.

bio- magnification

The phenomenon through which certain pollutants (toxic substances) get accumulated in trophic level in increasing concentrations along the different trophic level is called biological magnification or ecological magnification.

Bioconcentration is the process by which a chemical concentration in an aquatic organism exceeds in water as a result of exposure to a waterborne chemical.


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72.

Which of the following workers are related as ecologist, palaeobotanist and embryologist respectively?

  • B. Salmi, R. Mishra, P. Maheshwari

  • R Mishra, B. Sahni, P. Maheshwari

  • B. Sahni, P. Maheshwari, R Mishra

  • P. Maheshwari, R Mishra, B. Sahni


73.

In terrestrial ecosystem such as forest, maximum energy is found in which trophic level

  • T1

  • T2

  • T3

  • T4


74.

The part of earth in which life exist is known as

  • Lithosphere

  • Biosphere

  • Atmosphere

  • Hydrosphere


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75.

The water logging capacity of garden soil will be determined by measuring the weight of

  • soil by adding water and humus

  • water saturated soil then heating the soil till it is dry and then measuring the weight of soil

  • soil by adding water, biomass and humus

  • soil from different locations with biomass.


76.

Enzyme and carbohydrates dominate in the digestive tract of

  • carnivores

  • omnivores

  • parasites

  • herbivores


77.

When a natural predator (living being) is applied on the other pathogen organism to control them, this process is called

  • biological control

  • genetic engineering

  • artificial control

  • confusion technique


78.

The 10% energy transfer law of food chain was given by

  • Stanley

  • Weismann

  • Lindemann

  • Tansley


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79.

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column I Column II
A. Commensalism  (i) One inhibited, other unaffected
B. Parasitism  (ii) One benefitted, other unaffected
C. Mutualism (iii) Both are benefitted
D. Amensalism  (iv) One benefitted, other harmed

  • A - (iv), B - (ii), C- (iii), D - (i)

  • A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (ii), D - (i)

  • A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (iii), D - (i)

  • A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (iii)


80.

Which of the following is used as bioinsecticide?

  • Bacillus polymyxa

  • Cylindrospermum licheniforme

  • Phytophthora palmivora

  • Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium


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