Environmental Science - Study Mode

[#516] The earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5 o with respect to the plane of its orbit around the sun. If the amount of tilt were increased to 40 o , we would expect in middle latitudes:
Correct Answer

(A) Hotter summers and colder winters than at present

Explanation

Solution: Hotter summers and colder winters than at present

[#517] Which of the following is correctly matched?
Correct Answer

(C) House lizard -Autotomy

Explanation

Solution: House lizard - Autotomy

[#518] Flora is the __________ life occurring in a particular region or time
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(A) plant

Explanation

Solution: Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. The corresponding term for animal life is fauna. Flora, fauna, and other forms of life, such as fungi, are collectively referred to as biota.

[#519] Ecotype is a type of species in which environmentally induced variations are
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(B) Genetically fixed

Explanation

Solution: Ecotype is a type of species in which environmentally induced variations are genetically fixed.

[#520] Organisms having the potential for interbreeding and producing fertile offspring is called
Correct Answer

(D) Species

Explanation

Solution: A species is a group of individual organisms that interbreed and produce fertile, viable offspring. According to this definition, one species is distinguished from another when, in nature, it is not possible for matings between individuals from each species to produce fertile offspring.