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Ecosystem - SB-01124338

1) The document is an ecology exam paper that contains multiple choice and short answer questions about ecosystems and energy flow. 2) Some of the topics covered in the questions include primary and secondary succession, pioneers in ecosystem establishment, ecological pyramids, examples of primary consumers, the definition of humus, species composition, food chains and webs, and the carbon and phosphorus cycles. 3) The exam is divided into sections A through D, with Section A containing multiple choice questions, Section B containing short answer questions to attempt four of, and Sections C and D containing longer answer questions to attempt one or two of.

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Ecosystem - SB-01124338

1) The document is an ecology exam paper that contains multiple choice and short answer questions about ecosystems and energy flow. 2) Some of the topics covered in the questions include primary and secondary succession, pioneers in ecosystem establishment, ecological pyramids, examples of primary consumers, the definition of humus, species composition, food chains and webs, and the carbon and phosphorus cycles. 3) The exam is divided into sections A through D, with Section A containing multiple choice questions, Section B containing short answer questions to attempt four of, and Sections C and D containing longer answer questions to attempt one or two of.

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WANKHEDE MADAM’S ACADEMY

Ecosystem and Energy Flow


Time: Max Marks :

Section A (4 marks)
Q.1 Select and write the correct answer
i. ------ begins in area where natural biotic communities have been destroyed such as
abandoned farm lands, burned of cut forests etc
1) climax community 2) secondary succession 3) seral community 4) primary succession
ii. In establishing new ecosystem on rock, the pioneers are
1) lichens 2) phytoplanktons 3) trees 4) animals
iii. The relative number of individuals per unit area at different trophic levels, constitutes the
1) number pyramid 2) biomass pyramid 3) energy pyramid 4) none of the above
iv. Plants capture ----- of the PAR and this small amount of energy sustains the entire living
world
1) 5-20% 2) 2-10% 3) 1-2% 4) 20-30%
Q.2 Answer the following
1) Give two examples of insects which are primary consumers
2) What is humus?
3) Define Secondary productivity
Section B (8 marks )
Attempt any Four
Q.3 Species Composition.
Q.4 Match the columns.
Column I Column II
i. Zooplanktons a. Tertiary consumer
ii. Earthworm and fungi b. Primary consumers
iii. Maize plants c. Producers
iv. Lion d. Decomposers
Q.5 What is the 10% law given b R. Lindeman?
Q.6 Distinguish between food chain and food web.
Q.7 Give diagrammatic representation of pyramid of biomass.
Q.8 Write a short note pioneer community

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Section C(6 marks)
Attempt any Two
Q.9 Explain how carbon cycle differs from phosphorus cycle
Q.10 Enlist any three limitations of ecological pyramid. With their definition.
Q.11 Explain productivity in Ecosystem.

Section D (4 marks)
Attempt any One.
Q.13 Define the following term with explanation of ecological succession
1) Climax community 2) Sere 3) Seral stages
4) Autogenic and Alogenic succession
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