Environmental Engineering

381. The pioneers in xerach succession is the

  1. crustose lichen
  2. mosses
  3. foliose lichen
  4. shrubs

Correct answer: (A)
crustose lichen

382. The pollution which does not persistent harm to life supporting system is

  1. Noise pollution
  2. Radiation pollution
  3. Organochlorine pollution
  4. All of these

Correct answer: (A)
Noise pollution

383. The process of successful establishment of the species in a new area is called

  1. sere
  2. climax
  3. invasion
  4. ecesis

Correct answer: (D)
ecesis

384. The pyramid of biomass is inverted in

  1. forest ecosystem
  2. grassland ecosystem
  3. fresh water ecosystem
  4. tundra

Correct answer: (C)
fresh water ecosystem

385. The pyramid of energy in any ecosystem is

  1. Always upright
  2. May be upright or invented
  3. Always inverted
  4. None of the above

Correct answer: (A)
Always upright

386. The pyramid of energy in terrestrial ecosystem is

  1. upright
  2. inverted
  3. spindle shaped
  4. irregular

Correct answer: (A)
upright

387. The pyramid of numbers in a single tree is

  1. upright
  2. inverted
  3. spindle shaped
  4. none of these

Correct answer: (C)
spindle shaped

388. The pyramid of numbers is inverted in the case of

  1. parasitic food chain
  2. Grassland ecosystem
  3. Forest ecosystem
  4. lake ecosystem

Correct answer: (A)
parasitic food chain

389. The range of normal human hearing is in the range of

  1. 10 Hz to 80 Hz
  2. 50 Hz to 80 Hz
  3. 50Hz to 15000 Hz
  4. 15000 Hz and above

Correct answer: (C)
50Hz to 15000 Hz

390. The source of energy in an ecosystem is

  1. ATP
  2. Sunlight
  3. D.N.A
  4. R.N.A

Correct answer: (B)
Sunlight

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