1. Which of the following chemicals causes depletion of the ozone layer ?

Chloro fluoro carbon

Carbon monoxide

Methane

Carbon tetrachloride

Answer: Chloro fluoro carbon

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2. The UV radiation from the sun is likely to cause _____________ in human ?

Brain Cancer

Liver Cancer

Skin cancer

Lung cancer

Answer: Skin cancer

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3. Which of the two in the following sets belong to the same trophic level ?

Hawk ; Rat

Frog ; Lizard

Goat; Spider

Grass; Grasshopper

Answer: Frog ; Lizard

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4. Which one of the following is an artificial ecosystem ?

Pond

Crop field

Forest

Lake

Answer: Crop field

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5. In the garden ecosystem, which of the following are producers ?

Rabbits

Grasses

Snakes

Insects

Answer: Grasses

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6. What will happen if all the deer are killed in the given food chain Grass -> Deer -> Lion ?

The population of lions remains unchanged.

The population of lions increases.

The population of lions decreases and grass increases.

The population of grass decreases.

Answer: The population of lions decreases and grass increases.

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7. In the given food-chain if the amount of energy at the fourth trophic level is 4 kJ, what will be the energy available at the producer level ? Grass -> Grasshopper -> Frog -> Snake ?

400 kJ

4000 kJ

40 kJ

4 kJ

Answer: 4000 kJ

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8. In the given food-chain if the amount of energy at the fourth trophic level is 4 kJ, what will be the energy available at the producer level ? Grass -> Grasshopper -> Frog -> Snake ?

400 kJ

4000 kJ

40 kJ

4 kJ

Answer: 4000 kJ

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9. A food chain comprising birds, green plants, fish and man. The concentration of harmful chemical entering the food chain will be maximum in ?

fish

birds

man

green plants

Answer: man

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