Ecology and Environment AFCAT Questions

AFCAT Biology

Ecology and Environment MCQ Questions


1.
Who popularised the term 'Biodiversity'?
A.
Norman Myers
B.
Robert May
C.
Charles Darwin
D.
Edward O. Wilson
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ANSWER :
D. Edward O. Wilson
2.
The term 'Ecology' was first coined by:
A.
Eugene Odum
B.
Ernst Haeckel
C.
Charles Darwin
D.
A.G. Tansley
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ANSWER :
B. Ernst Haeckel
3.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main levels of biodiversity?
A.
Ecological (ecosystem) diversity
B.
Genetic diversity
C.
Species diversity
D.
Population diversity
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ANSWER :
D. Population diversity
4.
Who coined the term 'Ecosystem'?
A.
Ernst Haeckel
B.
E.P. Odum
C.
Charles Elton
D.
A.G. Tansley
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ANSWER :
D. A.G. Tansley
5.
The medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria, which is used as an example of genetic diversity, produces which active chemical?
A.
Atropine
B.
Reserpine
C.
Quinine
D.
Morphine
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ANSWER :
B. Reserpine
6.
Which of the following is the largest ecological unit?
A.
Biosphere
B.
Ecosystem
C.
Community
D.
Biome
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ANSWER :
A. Biosphere