Static Quiz 21 June 2024 (Environment)

Consider the following statements regarding Sulphur Cycle
1. The sulphur cycle is mostly gaseous cycle.
2. The sulphur reservoir is locked in organic (coal, oil and peat) and inorganic deposits (pyrite
rock and sulphur rock).
3. Sulphur bound in living organism is carried back through excretion and decomposition of dead
organic material.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following are characteristics of Succession?
1. Increased productivity
2. Shift of nutrients from’ the reservoirs
3. Increased diversity of organisms
4. Increase in the complexity of food webs
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements regarding Tundra vegetation
1. Alpine tundra extends as a continuous belt below the polar ice cap and above the tree line in
the northern hemisphere.
2. Tundra vegetation are protected from chillness by the presence of thick cuticle and epidermal
hair.
3. Mammals of the tundra region have large body size, small tail and small ear to avoid the loss
of heat from the surface.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Dissolved oxygen
1. Oxygen enters the aquatic ecosystem through the air water interface.
2. Oxygen is less soluble in cold water.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Lakes
1. Oligotrophic lakes are lakes which have high nutrient content.
2. Mesotrophic lakes are lakes which have moderate nutrients.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?