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Ques. 1NEET 2013 (Karnataka)

Which one of the following is a primary consumer in maize field ecosystem ?

  1. Phytoplankton
  2. Lion
  3. Grasshopper
  4. Wolf

Answer

(3) Grasshopper

Solution

Primary consumers are herbivores that feed directly on producers.

In a maize field, maize plants are the producers ⇒ the grasshopper, which feeds on the leaves, is the primary consumer.

Phytoplankton are producers of aquatic ecosystems; lion and wolf are carnivores.

Answer: (3)

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Ques. 2NEET 2013 (Karnataka)

When man eats fish which feeds on zooplankton which have eaten small plants, the producer in the chain is :

  1. Zooplankton
  2. Fish
  3. Small plants
  4. Man
Ques. 3AIPMT 2012 (Mains)

The rate of formation of new organic matter by rabbit in a grassland, is called :

  1. Net productivity
  2. Gross primary productivity
  3. Secondary productivity
  4. Net primary productivity
Ques. 4AIPMT 2012 (Mains)

The second stage of hydrosere is occupied by plants like

  1. Vallisneria
  2. Typha
  3. Azolla
  4. Salix
Ques. 5AIPMT 2012 (Mains)

Identify the likely organisms (a), (b), (c) and (d) in the food web shown below : [figure]

  1. (a) deer, (b) rabbit, (c) frog, (d) rat
  2. (a) squirrel, (b) cat, (c) rat, (d) pigeon
  3. (a) dog, (b) squirrel, (c) bat, (d) deer
  4. (a) rat, (b) dog, (c) tortoise, (d) crow
Ques. 6AIPMT 2012 (Prelims)

Which one of the following is not a gaseous biogeochemical cycle in ecosystem?

  1. Sulphur cycle
  2. Nitrogen cycle
  3. Phosphorus cycle
  4. Carbon cycle
Ques. 7AIPMT 2012 (Prelims)

Identify the possible link "A" in the following food chain: Plant insect frog "A" Eagle

  1. Wolf
  2. Rabbit
  3. Cobra
  4. Parrot
Ques. 8AIPMT 2012 (Prelims)

Given below is an imaginary pyramid of numbers. What could be one of the possibilities about certain organisms at some of the different levels? [figure]

  1. Level PC is "rats" and level SC is "cats"
  2. Level PP is "phytoplankton" in sea and "whale" on top level TC
  3. Level PP is "pipal trees" and the level SC is "sheep"
  4. Level PC is "insects" and level SC is "small insectivorous birds"
Ques. 9AIPMT 2012 (Prelims)

Which one of the following is not a functional unit of an ecosystem?

  1. Energy flow
  2. Decomposition
  3. Productivity
  4. Stratification
Ques. 10AIPMT 2012 (Prelims)

The upright pyramid of numbers is absent in

  1. Pond
  2. Grassland
  3. Lake
  4. Forest
Ques. 11AIPMT 2011 (Mains)

Which one of the following animals may occupy more than one trophic level in the same ecosystem at the same time?

  1. Lion
  2. Frog
  3. Goat
  4. Sparrow

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