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Biosphere – 9th Geography | 25 Questions (Ecosystem, Food Chain, Biomes, Biosphere Reserves) - Biosphere geography quiz 9th English
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01. Who coined the term 'Ecosystem'?
A
Ernst Haeckel
B
A.G. Tansley
C
Charles Darwin
D
Eugene Odum
02. Who coined the term 'Ecology'?
A
Ernst Haeckel
B
A.G. Tansley
C
Raymond Lindeman
D
Norman Myers
03. Green plants in an ecosystem are called?
A
Consumers
B
Decomposers
C
Producers
D
Scavengers
04. Bacteria and fungi in an ecosystem act as?
A
Producers
B
Primary consumers
C
Secondary consumers
D
Decomposers
05. Herbivores are known as?
A
Primary consumers
B
Secondary consumers
C
Tertiary consumers
D
Producers
06. The flow of energy in an ecosystem is?
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Cyclic
B
Unidirectional
C
Bidirectional
D
Random
07. According to the 10% law, how much energy passes to the next trophic level?
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1%
B
10%
C
50%
D
90%
08. Many interconnected food chains together form a?
A
Food web
B
Trophic level
C
Biome
D
Ecotone
09. The transition zone between two ecosystems is called?
A
Biome
B
Habitat
C
Ecotone
D
Niche
10. Which biome has permafrost and no trees?
A
Taiga
B
Tundra
C
Savanna
D
Steppe
11. The coniferous forest biome is also called?
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Taiga
B
Tundra
C
Pampas
D
Selvas
12. The temperate grasslands of Argentina are called?
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Prairies
B
Steppes
C
Pampas
D
Downs
13. The temperate grasslands of North America are called?
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Veld
B
Prairies
C
Downs
D
Pampas
14. The tropical grasslands of Africa are called?
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Savanna
B
Steppes
C
Prairies
D
Downs
15. How many biodiversity hotspots are there in India?
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2
B
3
C
4
D
6
16. Who gave the concept of 'Biodiversity Hotspots'?
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Norman Myers
B
E.O. Wilson
C
A.G. Tansley
D
Ernst Haeckel
17. Which was India's first biosphere reserve?
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Gulf of Mannar
B
Nilgiri
C
Sundarbans
D
Nanda Devi
18. Which biosphere reserve of Tamil Nadu is a marine reserve?
A
Nilgiri
B
Agasthyamalai
C
Gulf of Mannar
D
Pichavaram
19. How many biosphere reserves are there in Tamil Nadu?
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1
B
2
C
3
D
4
20. UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) programme was launched in?
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1965
B
1971
C
1980
D
1992
21. The Red Data Book of threatened species is published by?
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WWF
B
UNEP
C
IUCN
D
UNESCO
22. Which of these is an ex-situ conservation method?
A
National park
B
Wildlife sanctuary
C
Biosphere reserve
D
Seed bank
23. In which year was the Wildlife (Protection) Act enacted in India?
A
1972
B
1980
C
1986
D
2002
24. Pichavaram, famous for mangrove forests, is in which district?
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Nagapattinam
B
Cuddalore
C
Thanjavur
D
Ramanathapuram
25. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was signed at?
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Kyoto Conference, 1997
B
Rio Earth Summit, 1992
C
Stockholm Conference, 1972
D
Johannesburg Summit, 2002
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