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Questions Related to adaptation in terrestrial plants

Which of these are abiotic components?

  1. Air

  2. Water

  3. Soil

  4. Rocks

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:
The non-living things such as rocks, soil, air, and water in the habitat constitute its abiotic components.

Which of these is a biotic component?

  1. Plant

  2. Dust

  3. Table

  4. Car


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Plants is the biotic component.

What type of plants are found in deserts?

  1. Cactus

  2. Pines

  3. Fir trees

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cactus are found in deserts as they are adapted to live in dry conditions.

Small changes that take place in the body of a single organism over short periods, to overcome small problems due to changes in the surroundings, are called

  1. Acclimatisation

  2. Adaptation

  3. Germination

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Small changes that take place in the body of a single organism over short periods, to overcome small problems due to changes in the surroundings, are called Acclimatisation.

The broad-leaved trees found on mountains shed their leaves before the onset of _______.

  1. Winter

  2. Summer

  3. Autumn

  4. Spring


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The broad-leaved trees found on mountains shed their leaves before the onset of winter. This prevents such trees from losing water from their leaves.

The north-facing side of a hill in a mountainous region in the US tends to:

  1. Receive less sunlight during a year than the south-facing side

  2. Grow a variety of trees that are typically observed at higher elevation

  3. Be a better location for a ski run than the south-facing side

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

The mountain goat has strong _____ for running up the rocky slopes of mountains for grazing.

  1. Hooves

  2. Nails

  3. Scales

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The mountain goat has strong hooves for running up the rocky slopes of mountains for grazing.
The hard and rough feet of an animal are called hooves. 

Which one has evergreen vegetation and drought adapted animals

  1. Chapparal

  2. Savannah

  3. Tundra

  4. Deciduous forest


Correct Option: A