ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE QUIZ

All are physical pollutants except

sound

soot

radiations

heat

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The type of ecosystem with the highest mean plant productivity is

temperate grassland

tropical rain forest

desert

tundra

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Definition of ecosystem is

A community of organisms interacting with one another

The abiotic component of a habitat

The part of the earth and its atmosphere which inhibits living organisms

The community of organisms together with the environment in which they live

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The crucial species that determine the ability of large number of other species is termed as _________ species.

Keystone

Significant

Crucial

Important

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Ramsar Convention refers to the conservation of ____________

Wetlands

Agriculture lands,

Deserts

Forest land

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Hypothermia is most common in:

Cold, dry weather

Cold, wet weather

Hot, dry weather

Hot, humid weather

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The effects of radioactive pollutants depends upon

Energy releasing capacity

Rate of deposition of the contaminant

All of these

Rate of diffusion

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The most abundant gas in the stratosphere is:

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Ozone (O3)

Oxygen (O2)

Nitrogen (N2)

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Mycorrhiza represents

Parasitic association between a fungus and roots of plants

Parasitic association between a fungus and an alga

Symbiotic association between a fungus and liverworts

Symbiotic association between a fungus and roots of higher plants

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Which of the following group of gases cause photochemical smog?

O2, PAN, and NO2

O3, PAN and NO2

Ozone, PAN and CO

HC, NO and PAN

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