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NCERT Exemplar · Class 12 · Biology

Chapter 13: Organisms and Populations

Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.

Questions

20 questions
Q1Written answer

Autecology is the:

a. Relation of heterogeneous populations to their environment

b. Relation of an individual to their environment

c. Relation of a community to its environment

d. Relation of a biome to its environment

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Option (b) is the answer.

Q2Written answer

Ecotone is:

a. A polluted area

b. The bottom of a lake

c. A zone of transition between two communities

d. A zone of developing community

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Option (c) is the answer.

Q3Written answer

Biosphere is:

a. a component in the ecosystem

b. composed of the plants present in the soil

c. life in the outer space

d. composed of all living organisms present on earth which interact

with the physical environment

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Option (d) is the answer.

Q4Written answer

The ecological niche is:

a. the surface area of the ocean

b. an ecologically adapted zone

c. the physical position and functional role of a species within the

community

d. formed of all plants and animals living at the bottom of a lake

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Option (c) is the answer.

Q5Written answer

According to Allen’s Rule, the mammals from colder climates have:

a. shorter ears and longer limbs

b. longer ears and shorter limbs

c. longer ears and longer limbs

d. shorter ears and shorter limbs

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Option (d) is the answer.

Q6Written answer

Salt concentration (Salinity) of the sea measured in parts per

thousand is:

a. 10 – 15

b. 30 – 70

c. 0 – 5

d. 30 – 35

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Option (d) is the answer.

Q7Written answer

Formation of tropical forests needs mean annual temperature and mean

annual precipitation as:

a. 18 – 25°C and 150 – 400 cm

b. 5 – 15°C and 50 – 100 cm

c. 30 – 50°C and 100 – 150 cm

d. 5 – 15°C and 100 – 200 cm

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Option (a) is the answer.

Q8Written answer

Which of the following forest plants controls the light conditions at the

ground?

a. Lianas and climbers

b. Shrubs

c. Tall trees

d. Herbs

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Option (c) is the answer.

Q9Written answer

What will happen to a well-growing herbaceous plant in the forest if it is

transplanted outside the forest in a park?

a. It will grow normally

b. It will grow well because it is planted in the same locality

c. It may not survive because of a change in its micro-climate

d. It grows very well because the plant gets more sunlight

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Option (c) is the answer.

Q10Written answer

If a population of 50 Paramoecium present in a pool increases to 150

after an hour, what would be the growth rate of the population?

a. 50 per hour

b. 200 per hour

c. 5 per hour

d. 100 per hour

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Option (d) is the answer.