Geography and Ecology Basics

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What is the primary source of island formation in most archipelagoes?

  • Volcanic eruptions from the ocean floor (correct)
  • Weathering and glaciation
  • Sedimentation and erosion
  • Tectonic plate movements

What is the term for the biotic and abiotic factors that limit the growth of an invading species in a recipient ecosystem?

  • Environmental resistance (correct)
  • Habitat fragmentation
  • Resource limitation
  • Species competition

What is the largest unit of organization in ecology?

  • Ecosystem
  • Biome
  • Biosphere (correct)
  • Community

What is the term for the process by which a young animal forms attachments and develops a concept of its own identity?

<p>Imprinting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the assemblage of interdependent and interacting populations of different species present in an area?

<p>Biological community (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them?

<p>Ecology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can inhabit a natural habitat on earth?

<p>An ecosystem (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for the survival of any species, whether autotrophic or heterotrophic?

<p>Interaction with abiotic factors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of ecology?

<p>It deals with different levels of biological organisation, including organisms and ecosystems (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a major biome?

<p>Desert (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a biological community?

<p>It consists of one or more species (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a level of biological organisation that is studied in ecology?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known as the 'Father of ecology in India'?

<p>Prof. R.M. Mishra (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the literal meaning of the term 'ecology'?

<p>Discourse of organisms at home (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a climatic factor?

<p>Temperature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of organisms in their community?

<p>Synecology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the limiting factor in a desert ecosystem?

<p>Water (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following determines the type of vegetation in an ecosystem?

<p>Rainfall (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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