NEET
Botany

Components Types Of Ecosystems

Medium Priority
Consistency: 45%
Weightage: 9 / 20 Yrs

High-Yield Trend

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Questions
13 MCQs

01
PYQ 2008
easy
botany ID: neet-200
About 70% of total global carbon is found in:
1. grasslands 2. agro-ecosystems
3. oceans 4. forests
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PYQ 2008
medium
botany ID: neet-200
Quercus species are the dominant component in:

1. temperate deciduous forests
2. alpine forests
3. scrub forests
4. tropical rain forests
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03
PYQ 2011
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Large woody vines are more commonly found in:

1. mangroves

2. tropical rainforests

3. alpine forests

4. temperate forests

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04
PYQ 2012
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Which one of the following is not a gaseous biogeochemical cycle in the ecosystem?

1. Sulphur cycle

2. Phosphorus cycle

3. Nitrogen cycle

4. Carbon cycle

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05
PYQ 2012
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Which one of the following is not a functional unit of an ecosystem?

1. Energy flow

2. Decomposition

3. Productivity

4. Stratification

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06
PYQ 2013
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Natural reservoir of phosphorus is:
1. Animal bones
2. Rock
3. Fossils
4. Sea water

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PYQ 2015
easy
botany ID: neet-201

In which of the following, do both pairs have the correct combination?

1. Gaseous nutrient cycle
Sedimentary nutrient cycle
Carbon and nitrogen
Sulphur and phosphorous
2. Gaseous nutrient cycle
Sedimentary nutrient cycle
Carbon and sulphur
Nitrogen and phosphorus
3. Gaseous nutrient cycle
Sedimentary nutrient cycle
Nitrogen and sulphur
Carbon and phosphorous
4. Gaseous nutrient cycle
Sedimentary nutrient cycle
Sulphur and phosphorous
Carbon and nitrogen
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08
PYQ 2015
easy
botany ID: neet-201

During ecological succession:

1. gradual and predictable change in the composition of species occurs in a given area.
2. establishment of a new biotic community is very fast in its primary phase.
3. the number and types of animals are constant.
4. changes lead to a community that is in equilibrium with the environment and is called a pioneer community.

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PYQ 2015
medium
botany ID: neet-201

Most animals that are in deep oceanic water are?

1. Primary consumers

2. Secondary consumers

3. Tertiary consumers

4. Detritivores

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10
PYQ 2017
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Presence of plants arranged into well-defined vertical layers depending on their height can be seen best in:

1. Tropical Rain Forest

2. Grassland

3. Temperate Forest

4. Tropical Savannah

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PYQ 2020
easy
botany ID: neet-202

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the phosphorus cycle?

1. Phosphates are the major form of phosphorus reservoir.
2. Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria facilitate the release of phosphorus from organic remains.
3. There is an appreciable respiratory release of phosphorus into the atmosphere.
4. It is a sedimentary cycle.

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PYQ 2021
easy
botany ID: neet-202

The amount of nutrients, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and calcium present in the soil at any given time, is referred to as:

1. Standing state

2. Standing crop

3. Climax

4. Climax community

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PYQ 2022
easy
botany ID: neet-202

Which one of the following will accelerate phosphorus cycle?
1. Rainfall and storms
2. Burning of fossil fuels
3. Volcanic activity
4. Weathering of rocks

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Preparing Components Types Of Ecosystems for NEET

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