The term ‘bio-coenosis’ was coined by:

Related Mcqs:

1. The term ‘Bio-magnification’ refers to the:

   A. Growth of organism due to food consumption
   B. Increase in population size
   C. Blowing up of environmental issues by man
   D. Increase in the concentration of non-degradable pollutants as they pass through food chain
   E. Decrease in population size

2. The term ‘ethology’ was coined by:

   A. Reiter
   B. Haeckel
   C. Warming
   D. Hilaire

3. The term smog coined by:

   A. Tansley
   B. Odum
   C. Clements
   D. Des Voeux

4. The term succession was coined by:

   A. Tansley
   B. Hult
   C. Hodges
   D. Kormondy

5. Bio-diversity means:

   A. A contraction of biological diversity.
   B. The range of variation or differences among
   C. Some set of entities; biological diversity thus refers to variety within the living world
   D. All of the above

6. The types of bio-diversity are:

   A. Genetic diversity
   B. Species diversity
   C. Ecosystem diversity
   D. All of the above

7. The word ecosystem was coined by:

   A. Daubenmire/R.Misra/Koestle
   B. Tansley
   C. Weaver and Clements
   D. Odum/Kormondy

8. The term reducer is applied to:

   A. Decomposers
   B. Detritivores
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. Heterotrophs

9. The term omnivore is applied to:

   A. Herbivore and carnivore
   B. Carnivore and detrivore
   C. Herbivore and detrivore
   D. All of these

10. The term homeostasis in an ecosystem refers to:

    A. A feedback mechanism
    B. A self-regulatory mechanism
    C. State of equilibrium
    D. Influence of production