Multiple Choice Quiz on Ecological Succession

This quiz is designed to assess your  understanding about the "ecological succession"Choose the best answer from the four options given. When you've finished answering as many of the questions as you can, scroll down to the bottom of the page and check your answers by clicking 'Score'. Percentage score will be displayed along with right answers.
1. Large woody vines are more commonly found in
magroves
alpine forests
scrub forests
tropical rain forests
2. The stable community structure of an ecosystem is termed as
biocommunity
dominant community
domicile factor
climax community
3. Which one of the following statements is correct for secondary succession
it occurs on a deforested site
it follows primary succession
it begins on a bare rock
it is similar to primary succesion except that it has a relatively slower pace
4. Select the correct match A. Sedimentary nutrient cycle - Nitogen cycle B. Pioneer species - Lichens C. Secondary succession - Burned forests D. Pyramid of biomass in sea -Upright
A, B and D only
A and C only
B and C only
A, B and C only
5. Quercus species are the dominant component in
Biocommunity
dominant community
climax community
Domicile factor
6. Plant succession taking place in sandy area
halosere
psammosere
hydrosere
xerosere
7. Lithosphere serves as reservoir
for carbon cycles
for phosphorus cycles
for oxygen cycles
for nitrogen cycles
8. When vegetation of any region reaches climax, it is
xerophytic
mesophytic
hydrophytic
lithophytic
9. Which of the following in not a climax vegetation?
forests
hydrophytes
savannah
grasses
10. -1 oC to 13 oC annual variations in the intensity and duration of temperature and 50 to 250 cm annual variation in precipitation, account for the formation of a major biome as
grassland
coniferous forest
desert
temperate forest
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