List-I | List-II | ||
A. | Tertiary consumer | I. | Grass |
B. | Secondary consumer | II. | Lion |
C. | Primary consumer | III. | Wolf |
D. | Primary producer | IV. | Goat |
Statement I: | The rate of decomposition is not related to chemical composition of detritus and climatic factors. |
Statement II: | In a particular climatic condition, decomposition rate is faster if detritus is rich in lignin and chitin. |
1. | It can vary from small sized pond to large sized sea |
2. | It may be anthropogenic in origin |
3. | It may be temporary or Permanent |
4. | It involves the function of flow of energy but not recycling of nutrients |
A: | Detrivores perform fragmentation. |
B: | The humus is further degraded by some microbes during mineralization. |
C: | Water soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil and get precipitated by a process called leaching. |
D: | The detritus food chain begins with living organisms. |
E: | Earthworms break down detritus into smaller particles by a process called catabolism. |
1. | D, E, A only | 2. | A, B, C only |
3. | B, C, D only | 4. | C, D, E only |
List - I | List - II | ||
(A) | Hydrarch succession | (I) | Gradual change in the species composition |
(B) | Xerarch succession | (II) | Faster and climax reached quickly |
(C) | Ecological succession | (III) | Lichens to mesic conditions |
(D) | Secondary succession | (IV) | Phytoplankton to mesic conditions |
Options: | (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) |
1. | IV | II | III | I |
2. | III | I | IV | II |
3. | I | IV | II | III |
4. | IV | III | I | II |
1. | Standing state | 2. | Standing crop |
3. | Humus | 4. | Detritus |
Statement I: | Decomposition is a process in which the detritus is degraded into simpler substances by microbes. |
Statement II: | Decomposition is faster if the detritus is rich in lignin and chitin. |
1. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct. |
2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. |
3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. |
4. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. |
Which one of the following will accelerate phosphorus cycle?
1. Rainfall and storms
2. Burning of fossil fuels
3. Volcanic activity
4. Weathering of rocks