A habitat of long severe winters and growing season limited to a few months of summer constitutes:

Related Mcqs:

1. Humidity – except for about 64 km inland coastal belt, where values of the relative humidity are the highest, especially during summer season with August as a humid month, the relative humidity in most part of the country is moderate, falling below _____ in the plains:

   A. 10% B. 15% C. 20% D. 25%...

2. Plants that grow in a marshy saline habitat are called:

   A. Hydrophytes B. Xerophytes C. Mesophytes D. Mangroves...

3. The community which begins succession in a habitat is designated as:

   A. Seral community B. Biotic community C. Pioneer community D. Ecosere...

4. Habitat destruction is the indirectly acting factor while _____ hunting are the main direct human factors affecting wildlife populations:

   A. Legal B. Illegal C. Both (a) & (b) D. None of these...

5. Vast Indus food plains have been cleared of natural vegetation to grow crops. Very little wildlife habitat has been left. Only the animals like ______ and the wild hare occur in these areas:

   A. Jackal, Mangoose B. Jungle Cat, Civet Cat C. Sclay Ant Earter, Desert Cat D. All of the above...

6. An excellent habitat for wildlife in the form of:

   A. Alpine grazing lands B. Sub-alpine scrub C. Temperate forests D. All of the above...

7. The rate of replacement of species composition with the change in the environment constitutes:

   A. Gamma diversity B. Beta diversity C. Community diversity D. Ecosystem diversity...

8. Of the total body weight of the organism, water constitutes about:

   A. 50% to 80% B. 40% to 60% C. 70 to 90% D. 80% to 90%...

9. The region constitutes a series of high mountain ranges of:

   A. Karakrum B. Hindu Kush C. Pamir D. All of the above...

10. Competition for water, minerals, light and space is most severe between two:

    A. Closely related species occupying the same niche B. Closely related species occupying different niche C. Unrelated species occupying the same niche D. Species occupying different overlapping ecosystems...