Ecology(General Knowledge > General Science ) Questions and Answers
Question 1. When members of a population work together it is called
Competition
Cooperation
Mutualism
All of above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Cooperation
Question 2. Approximately 90 percent of energy iconsumed by an organism is lost to ___
Growth
Inefficiencies in its metabolism
Repairing cells
Carbon dioxide
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Inefficiencies in its metabolism
Question 3. An important attribute of a K-strategist species is _____
Nurture their young
Exponential Growth
Opportunistic
Relatively low body mass
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Nurture their young
Question 4. Soil and sediments is created by the physical and chemical ____________ of igneous rock
Destabilization
Expansion
Weathering
Sublimation
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Weathering
Question 5. An underground reservoir of water is known as ______
An Estuary
An Aquifer
Sublimation
Permafrost
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> An Aquifer
Question 6. In the Article "The Critical Link", breaking down barriers that deny women access to health care, family planning, education, land ownership, employment and credit is linked to ________
Higher Mortality Rate
Higher Fertility Rate
Lower Fertility Rate
Lower Mortality Rate
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Lower Fertility Rate
Question 7. The air we breathe is only ____% oxygen
10
21
78
90
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> 21
Question 8. Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant gives of purified water to be evaporated
precipitation
concentration
transpiration
evaporation
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> transpiration
Question 9. Organisms that obtains its energy from abiotic sources, such as sunlight or inorganic chemicals
Autotroph
Heterotroph
Omnivore
Carnivore
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Autotroph
Question 10. Which of the following refers to all the organisms in a particular area?