Ecology: Study of Organisms and Environment
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What is the literal meaning of 'ecology'?

  • Study of the home of nature (correct)
  • Study of nature
  • Study of environmental resources
  • Study of living organisms
  • How is ecology defined?

  • Study of ancient civilizations
  • Relationship of living organisms with each other and their environment (correct)
  • Study of energy flow in nature
  • Study of rocks and minerals
  • In what way did primitive societies engage with ecology?

  • By ignoring natural forces
  • By isolating themselves from nature
  • Through advanced technology
  • By having an intimate knowledge of the environment for survival (correct)
  • Which ancient Indian texts contain references to ecological concepts?

    <p>The Vedas, the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, and the Aranyakas-Upanishads</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of knowledge did people in ancient Indian society have about plant and animal ecology?

    <p>Advanced knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are organisms influenced by their environment according to ecology?

    <p>They are moulded by their environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Charaka-Samhita mention as indispensable for life?

    <p>Air, land, water, and seasons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the term 'environment' defined?

    <p>The sum total of living and non-living components surrounding an organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which components make up the abiotic part of the environment?

    <p>Energy, radiation, temperature &amp; heat flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in the biotic part of the environment?

    <p>Green plants, non-green plants, decomposers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it mentioned that the environment is not static?

    <p>Because both biotic and abiotic factors are in flux</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes up the external environment of a fish in a pond?

    <p>Light, temperature, dissolved nutrients, oxygen, gases</p> Signup and view all the answers

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