Environmental Science - Study Mode

[#536] The most endangered ecosystem in India
Correct Answer

(B) Evergreen forest ecosystem

Explanation

Solution: The most endangered ecosystem in India is evergreen forest ecosystem.

[#537] The expansion on PQLI is
Correct Answer

(A) Physical quality of life index

Explanation

Solution: The Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) is an attempt to measure the quality of life or well-being of a country. The value is the average of three statistics: basic literacy rate, infant mortality, and life expectancy at age one, all equally weighted on a 0 to 100 scale.

[#538] The temperature at which water boils depends mainly on:
Correct Answer

(C) Air pressure

Explanation

Solution: The temperature at which water boils depends mainly on air pressure.

[#539] In a temperature inversion:
Correct Answer

(A) Air temperature increases with increasing height

Explanation

Solution: Temperature inversion, a reversal of the normal behavior of temperature in the troposphere (the region of the atmosphere nearest the Earth's surface), in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer air. (Under normal conditions air temperature usually decreases with height.)

[#540] A term biotype means
Correct Answer

(B) all individuals having same genotype

Explanation

Solution: The organisms sharing a specified genotype also the genotype shared or its distinguishing peculiarity.