Life on the Earth MCQs with answers

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Q. Name the largest terrestrial community of plants and animals in interaction with the environment
  • (A) biome
  • (B) forest
  • (C) ecosystem
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) biome
Q. Name the famous animal of savanna of Australia
  • (A) monkey
  • (B) giraffe
  • (C) kangaroos
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) kangaroos
Q. Which biome supports the greatest variety of hoofed herbivore species?
  • (A) savanna
  • (B) tropical Savanna
  • (C) taiga
  • (D) tundra
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) tropical Savanna
Q. The other name of Mediterranean scrub forest is
  • (A) chapparal
  • (B) prairies
  • (C) grassland
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) chapparal
Q. Name the grassland of South Africa
  • (A) steppes
  • (B) prairies
  • (C) chapparal
  • (D) velds
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) velds
Q. The type of soil the desert biome has is
  • (A) Porous with thin layers of humus
  • (B) Rich in nutrients with little organic matter
  • (C) Acidic, poor in nutrients
  • (D) Fertile alluvial
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Rich in nutrients with little organic matter
Q. When various plants and animal species have got adapted through evolution is called
  • (A) Ecological adaptation
  • (B) Hydrological adaptation
  • (C) Homological adaptation
  • (D) None of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Ecological adaptation
Q. Mineral salts come directly from
  • (A) Earth crust
  • (B) Water cycle
  • (C) Atmosphere
  • (D) Forest biome
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Earth crust
Q. The boundaries of different biomes on land are determined mainly by
  • (A) Climate
  • (B) Temperature
  • (C) Human activities
  • (D) Humidity
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Climate
Q. Temperate Steppe is a subtype of which biome?
  • (A) Forest
  • (B) Desert
  • (C) Grassland
  • (D) Aquatic
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Grassland
Q. Abiotic factors include
  • (A) Producers
  • (B) Consumers
  • (C) Decomposers
  • (D) Sunlight
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Sunlight
Q. Freshwater ecosystem includes
  • (A) Oceans
  • (B) Coastal estuaries
  • (C) Coral reefs
  • (D) Streams
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Streams
Q. Tropical grasslands are also known as the
  • (A) Prairies
  • (B) Savannas
  • (C) Steppes
  • (D) Velds
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Savannas
Q. Which of the following in biology is the energy currency of cells?
  • (A) PDP
  • (B) DTP
  • (C) ATP
  • (D) ADP
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) ATP
Q. A freshwater ecosystem is
  • (A) Oceans
  • (B) Estuaries
  • (C) Coral reefs
  • (D) Marshes
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Marshes
Q. Name the tropical forest in India
  • (A) tundra
  • (B) tarai
  • (C) steppes
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) tarai
Q. The interacting system of the biotic community and the physical environment is known as
  • (A) ecosystem
  • (B) biome
  • (C) biosphere
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) ecosystem
Q. Which of the following organism have parasitic mode of nutrition?
  • (A) Penicillium
  • (B) Plasmodium
  • (C) Paramecium
  • (D) Parrot
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Plasmodium
Q. The imbalance in ecosystem is caused by
  • (A) man
  • (B) natural disasters
  • (C) both of these
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) both of these
Q. The earliest man on the earth is known as
  • (A) Homoerectus
  • (B) Homosapien
  • (C) Homophobic
  • (D) None of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Homosapien
Q. Name the multicellular animal consumers
  • (A) animalia
  • (B) annelida
  • (C) homosapiens
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) animalia
Q. The earliest man on the earth is known as:
  • (A) Homoerectus
  • (B) Homosapien
  • (C) Homophobic
  • (D) None of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Homosapien
Q. Which one of the following is not related to the formation or modification of the present atmosphere?
  • (A) Photosynthesis
  • (B) Degassing
  • (C) Differentiation
  • (D) Solar winds
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Differentiation
Q. The oceans were formed within __________ from the formation of the earth.
  • (A) 500 million years ago
  • (B) 300 million years ago
  • (C) 400 million years ago
  • (D) 200 million years ago
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) 500 million years ago
Q. Firstly life on the earth was originated in
  • (A) Water
  • (B) Air
  • (C) Plain land
  • (D) Mountains
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Water
Q. Which one of the following experts gave the nebular hypothesis?
  • (A) Immunal kant
  • (B) Lalpace
  • (C) Chamberlain
  • (D) Moulton
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Lalpace
Q. Which one of the following experts gave the Collision Hypothesis?
  • (A) Immunal kant
  • (B) Lalpace
  • (C) Chamberlain
  • (D) Sir James and Harold Jeffrey
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Sir James and Harold Jeffrey
Q. The northern part of India lies in which of the following zones?
  • (A) Temperate region
  • (B) Warm Temperate region
  • (C) Humid region
  • (D) Cold region
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Warm Temperate region
Q. A very small portion of the sunlight received on the earth is used in photosynthesis. What percent is it?
  • (A) Only 0.50 percent
  • (B) Only 1 percent
  • (C) Only 0.1 percent
  • (D) Only 0.2 percent
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Only 0.1 percent
Q. Which of the following is included in secondary consumers?
  • (A) Carnivores
  • (B) Herbivores
  • (C) Decomposers
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Herbivores
Q. Which of the following is included in primary consumers?
  • (A) Carnivores
  • (B) Herbivores
  • (C) Decomposers
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Carnivores
Q. Biome is a group of
  • (A) Abiotic elements
  • (B) Aquatic elements
  • (C) Plants and animals
  • (D) None of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Plants and animals
Q. Ecosystems are of two types. These are
  • (A) Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem
  • (B) Biotic and abiotic ecosystem
  • (C) Regional and world ecosystem
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem
Q. Which of the following is included in biotic factors?
  • (A) Producers
  • (B) Consumers
  • (C) Decomposers
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. Each step in the food chain of organisms is known as
  • (A) trophic level
  • (B) pyramid
  • (C) food chain
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) trophic level
Q. Name the multicellular decomposers
  • (A) fungi
  • (B) mosses
  • (C) algae
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) fungi
Q. The shallow zone of life at the earth’s surface is known as
  • (A) atmosphere
  • (B) biosphere
  • (C) hydrosphere
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) biosphere
Q. Which one is the geochemical element of the biosphere?
  • (A) nitrogen
  • (B) oxygen
  • (C) carbon
  • (D) all of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) all of these
Q. Which element is the essential constituent of amino acids, nucleic acids, proteins, etc.?
  • (A) oxygen
  • (B) carbon
  • (C) nitrogen
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) nitrogen
Q. By which process the bacteria converts nitrates into free nitrogen
  • (A) nitrification
  • (B) photosynthesis
  • (C) nitration
  • (D) denitrification
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) denitrification
Q. All living organisms maintain circulation of water in solid, liquid or gaseous state, referred to as
  • (A) carbon cycle
  • (B) hydrologic cycle
  • (C) water cycle
  • (D) oxygen cycle
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) hydrologic cycle
Q. Which includes all the living components of the earth.
  • (A) Hydrosphere
  • (B) Atmosphere
  • (C) Biosphere
  • (D) Lithosphere
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Biosphere
Q. Which is a plant and animal community that covers a large geographical area?
  • (A) Biosphere
  • (B) Biome
  • (C) Prairies
  • (D) Marshes
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Biome
Q. Which of the following organism have a parasitic mode of nutrition?
  • (A) Penicillium
  • (B) Plasmodium
  • (C) Paramecium
  • (D) Parrot
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Plasmodium
Q. The sun-loving woody climbers on trees, espcially in tropical rain forests are known as
  • (A) lianas
  • (B) grassland
  • (C) velds
  • (D) tarai
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) lianas
Q. Give the name to the negative interaction of organisms within the biotic environment
  • (A) succession
  • (B) competition
  • (C) interrelation
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) competition
Q. The mutually beneficial association of two dissimilar organisms is known as
  • (A) mutualism
  • (B) food web
  • (C) pyramid
  • (D) food chain
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) mutualism
Q. What name is given to the network of food chains?
  • (A) pyramid
  • (B) tropical levels
  • (C) food levels
  • (D) food web
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) food web
Q. When various plants and animal species have got adapted through evolution is called:
  • (A) Ecological adaptation
  • (B) Hydrological adaptation
  • (C) Homological adaptation
  • (D) None of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Ecological adaptation
Q. Name the second order consumers like tiger which depend on flesh for food
  • (A) herbivores
  • (B) carnivores
  • (C) producers
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) carnivores
Q. The northern part of India lies in the
  • (A) Tropical zone
  • (B) Temperate zone
  • (C) Sub-tropical zone
  • (D) Equatorial zone
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Sub-tropical zone
Q. Which of the following is related to ecology?
  • (A) Birth of living organism
  • (B) Growth
  • (C) Development
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. Very less rainfall and high rate of evaporation is a feature of which type of biome?
  • (A) Forest biome
  • (B) Desert biome
  • (C) Aquatic biome
  • (D) Sundri biome
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Desert biome
Q. Which of the following is not a type of biome?
  • (A) Forest biome
  • (B) Desert biome
  • (C) Aquatic biome
  • (D) Sundri biome
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Sundri biome
Q. During photosynthesis, carbon dioxide combines with water in the presence of sunlight to form:
  • (A) Proteins
  • (B) Amino acids
  • (C) Carbohydrates
  • (D) Vitamins
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Carbohydrates
Q. Oxygen combines with iron found in the rocks to form:
  • (A) Iron carbonate
  • (B) Iron oxides
  • (C) Iron sulphate
  • (D) Iron nitrites
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Iron oxides
Q. Which one of the following is included in biosphere?
  • (A) Only plants
  • (B) Only animals
  • (C) All living organisms
  • (D) All living and non-living organisms
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) All living and non-living organisms
Q. How many types of biogeochemical cycles are there?
  • (A) two
  • (B) three
  • (C) four
  • (D) five
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) two
Q. Give the name to the negative interaction of organisms within the biotic environment:
  • (A) succession
  • (B) competition
  • (C) interrelation
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) competition
Q. The green plants which produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis are known as
  • (A) producers
  • (B) herbivores
  • (C) both of them
  • (D) none of them
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) producers
Q. The shallow zone of life at the earth’s surface is known as
  • (A) atmosphere
  • (B) biosphere
  • (C) hydrosphere
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) biosphere
Q. The shallow zone of life at the earth’s surface is known as
  • (A) atmosphere
  • (B) biosphere
  • (C) hydrosphere
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) biosphere
Q. By which process the bacteria converts nitrates into free nitrogen
  • (A) nitrification
  • (B) photosynthesis
  • (C) nitration
  • (D) denitrification
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) denitrification
Q. Name the main by-product of photosynthesis
  • (A) carbon
  • (B) hydrogen
  • (C) oxygen
  • (D) water
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) oxygen
Q. Oxygen combines with nitrogen to form
  • (A) nitrates
  • (B) nitrogen oxide
  • (C) both of them
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) both of them
Q. The shallow zone of life at the earth’s surface is known as
  • (A) atmosphere
  • (B) biosphere
  • (C) hydrosphere
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) biosphere

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  1. Name the largest terrestrial community of plants and animals in interaction with the environment
  2. Name the famous animal of savanna of Australia
  3. Which biome supports the greatest variety of hoofed herbivore species?
  4. The other name of Mediterranean scrub forest is
  5. Name the grassland of South Africa
  6. The type of soil the desert biome has is
  7. When various plants and animal species have got adapted through evolution is called
  8. Mineral salts come directly from
  9. The boundaries of different biomes on land are determined mainly by
  10. Temperate Steppe is a subtype of which biome?
  11. Abiotic factors include
  12. Freshwater ecosystem includes
  13. Tropical grasslands are also known as the
  14. Which of the following in biology is the energy currency of cells?
  15. A freshwater ecosystem is
  16. Name the tropical forest in India
  17. The interacting system of the biotic community and the physical environment is known as
  18. Which of the following organism have parasitic mode of nutrition?
  19. The imbalance in ecosystem is caused by
  20. The earliest man on the earth is known as
  21. Name the multicellular animal consumers
  22. The earliest man on the earth is known as:
  23. Which one of the following is not related to the formation or modification of the present atmosphere
  24. The oceans were formed within __________ from the formation of the earth.
  25. Firstly life on the earth was originated in
  26. Which one of the following experts gave the nebular hypothesis?
  27. Which one of the following experts gave the Collision Hypothesis?
  28. The northern part of India lies in which of the following zones?
  29. A very small portion of the sunlight received on the earth is used in photosynthesis. What percent i
  30. Which of the following is included in secondary consumers?
  31. Which of the following is included in primary consumers?
  32. Biome is a group of
  33. Ecosystems are of two types. These are
  34. Which of the following is included in biotic factors?
  35. Each step in the food chain of organisms is known as
  36. Name the multicellular decomposers
  37. The shallow zone of life at the earth’s surface is known as
  38. Which one is the geochemical element of the biosphere?
  39. Which element is the essential constituent of amino acids, nucleic acids, proteins, etc.?
  40. By which process the bacteria converts nitrates into free nitrogen
  41. All living organisms maintain circulation of water in solid, liquid or gaseous state, referred to as
  42. Which includes all the living components of the earth.
  43. Which is a plant and animal community that covers a large geographical area?
  44. Which of the following organism have a parasitic mode of nutrition?
  45. The sun-loving woody climbers on trees, espcially in tropical rain forests are known as
  46. Give the name to the negative interaction of organisms within the biotic environment
  47. The mutually beneficial association of two dissimilar organisms is known as
  48. What name is given to the network of food chains?
  49. When various plants and animal species have got adapted through evolution is called:
  50. Name the second order consumers like tiger which depend on flesh for food
  51. The northern part of India lies in the
  52. Which of the following is related to ecology?
  53. Very less rainfall and high rate of evaporation is a feature of which type of biome?
  54. Which of the following is not a type of biome?
  55. During photosynthesis, carbon dioxide combines with water in the presence of sunlight to form:
  56. Oxygen combines with iron found in the rocks to form:
  57. Which one of the following is included in biosphere?
  58. How many types of biogeochemical cycles are there?
  59. Give the name to the negative interaction of organisms within the biotic environment:
  60. The green plants which produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis are known as
  61. The shallow zone of life at the earth’s surface is known as
  62. The shallow zone of life at the earth’s surface is known as
  63. By which process the bacteria converts nitrates into free nitrogen
  64. Name the main by-product of photosynthesis
  65. Oxygen combines with nitrogen to form
  66. The shallow zone of life at the earth’s surface is known as