ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE QUIZ

What is edge species?

Rare species

The species which occur abundantly in the ecotone

Species on the verge of extinction

Endemic species

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In a photochemical smog, which gas is an eye and mucous membrane irritant?

CO2

O3

N2O

SO2

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The wind direction is:

The direction to which the wind is blowing

Always directly from high toward low pressure

Always directly from low toward high pressure

The direction from which the wind is blowing

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Chipko movement is a public agitation that occurred in

Sundarban area in Bengal

Silent valley in Kerala

Mansbal area in Kashmir

Tehri Garhwal area of Uttar Pradesh

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Which of the following has a wavelength shorter than that of violet light?

Ultraviolet radiation

Green light

Blue light

Infrared radiation

Red light

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Which of the following region has maximum diversity?

taiga

coral reefs

mangrooves

temperate rainforest

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What is Carcinogen?

Drugs used for curing cancer

Drugs for curing infectious disease

Food colourants

Cancer causing agent

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What is desertification?

Conversion of croplands into desert

Conversion of grassland into desert

Conversion of forests into desert

All of these

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Sulphur bacteria are examples of

Saprophytes

Autotrophs

Heterotrophs

Carnivores

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The complex network of interconnected food chains is called ___________

Ecology chain

Trophic level

Ecological pyramid

Food web

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