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How standing crop is different from the standing state.

Important Questions on Ecology and Environment

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Represent the phosphorus cycle with a word diagram. 
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Give an account of the phosphorus cycle of an ecosystem.
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In a recent forest fire at the silent valley, phosphorous from the dead organisms was released into the soil due to a specific organism. Name the organism.
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Vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in a biotic community is known as:
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Which process is unidirectional in nitrogen cycle?
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During ecological succession:
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Name any one symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria. How does it help in nitrogen fixation?
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In relation to Gross primary productivity and Net primary productivity of an ecosystem, which one of the following statements is correct?
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Schematically represent phosphorous cycle.
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Differentiate between the carbon cycle and phosphorus cycle that operate in nature by giving two points.
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The primary producers of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystem are
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Which one of the following element never goes to the atmosphere?

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Study the following graph of the metabolic rate of various terrestrial mammals as a function of their body mass and choose the correct option below.

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Given below is a simplified model of phosphorus cycling in a terrestrial ecosystem with four blanks (A-D). Identify the blanks.

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If 20J of energy is trapped at producer level, then how much energy will be available to peacock as food in the following chain?
plant mice snake peacock
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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Match the trophic levels with their correct species examples in grassland ecosystem.

(a) Fourth trophic level (i) Crow
(b) Second trophic level (ii) Vulture
(c) First trophic level (iii) Rabbit
(d) Third trophic level (iv) Grass

Select the correct option.

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Describe the model of the phosphorous cycle in the terrestrial ecosystem.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the phosphorus cycle?