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Fauna that lives in ice is called as 

  1. Megafauna

  2. Microfauna

  3. Cryofauna

  4. Epifauna


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The animal life which is found in a particular region at a particular period of time is known as fauna. This includes the various different types of animals found in that area. On the basis of the habitats, size and the environments in which the animals are found, the animals are classified into various different types of fauna as megafauna, cryofauna, microfauna, etc. The animals or the organisms which can live in or close to ice are known as the cryofauna. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

The fauna of the Bandhavgarh national park is 

  1. Chinkara

  2. Leopard

  3. White tiger

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bandhavgarh was declared as the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve due to the program of protection of tiger. Project Tiger was started in 1972. As project tiger extended its activities and area of influence, the main fauna of this park was known to be the white tiger. These are the endemic species which are protected and preserved in these areas. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

Which of the following is an advantage of depredation 

  1. It serves as conduits for energy transfer across tropic levels

  2. It keeps population of organism of lower trophic level under control

  3. Predators help in maintain species diversity in a community, by reducing the intensity of competition among competing prey species

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Most pastures are already under substantial grazing pressure, in effect forcing sheep to steeper and less productive pastures. An important long-term goal is to improve forage conditions for native prey species to help reduce depredation pressures on domestic stock.

So, the correct option is 'All of these'.

The concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB, an organochloride contaminant) in many fish populations has been declining, since a ban on their production was instituted in the late 1970s. PCBs remain a potential problem, however, because they are lipophilic and are known to biomagnify. Based on this knowledge, 

What type of fish expected to be safest for human consumption?

  1. Piscivorous fish species (i.e., which eat other fish)

  2. Benthivorous fish species (i.e., which eat invertebrates on the lake bottom)

  3. Small (young) fish

  4. Fish species with high fat content


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Heavy metals and persistent pesticides (e.g., organochlorine of chlorinated hydrocabons like DDT) pass into food chain and increase in amount per unit weight of organisms with the rise in trophic level due to their accumulation in fat, This phenomenon is called biomagnification. Therefore, lower the trophic level of fish (such as small fish), lesser will be the biomagnification and hence safer it will be for consumption.

Which of the following best describes a tropical region?

  1. Hot and humid

  2. Moderately hot, heavy rainfall

  3. Cold and humid

  4. Hot and dry


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mainly climate in tropical regions is hot and humid. It sees rainfall and high temperatures during summers. 

So, option A is the correct answer.

Which of the following belongs to the category of primary consumers?

  1. Snakes

  2. Water insects

  3. Eagle 

  4. Cattle


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The consumers in an ecosystem are heterotrophs, mostly animals which feed on other organisms. Consumers are also called as phagotrophs, as they ingest food. Consumers can be first order consumers, e.g., herbivores, cattle, rabbit, deer, insects like grasshopper etc. They feed on producers. Primary carnivores are second order consumers. They feed on herbivores. Secondary carnivores are third order consumers which feed on primary carnivores. For example, Small fish and water insects like scavenger beetles that feed on the crustaceans. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Identify which one of the following is an example of incomplete ecosystem?

  1. Grassland

  2. Cave

  3. River

  4. Wetland


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An ecosystem is a segment of nature or biosphere consisting of a community of living beings and the abiotic or physical environment, both interacting and exchanging materials between them. An ecosystem which lacks one or the other component is called as an 'Incomplete ecosystem', e.g., sea bottom and caves where sunlight may not reach and consequently photoautotrophs or green plants may not flourish; freshly formed rain water pond where plants may not have well settled and a pond formed in rains may be temporary also.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Trophic levels are formed by

  1. Organisms linked in food chain

  2. Only plants

  3. Only animals

  4. Only carnivores


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Food chain is the sequence of organisms through which food and energy is passed in an ecosystem with the members of trophic level. Trophic level is the hierarchical levels in an ecosystem which consists organism

If bamboo plant is growing in a far forest then what will be its trophic level?

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fourth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Trophic levels are steps or divisions of food chain characterised by the specific method of obtaining food. Producers belong to first trophic level, herbivores to second trophic level and carnivores to third trophic level. Bamboo plant, which is a producer will belong to first trophic level. It will capture solar energy for other organisms living in the forest. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

The zooplanktonic forms are

  1. Primary consumers

  2. Secondary consumers

  3. Carnivores

  4. Primary producers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In a pond or lake ecosystem, zooplanktons (ciliates, flagellates, rotifers, small crustaceans, like Cyclops and Daphnia larvae) are directly dependent on phytoplanktons. Thus, the correct answer is option A.