Environmental Science - Study Mode

[#151] Meteorology is considered a branch of:
Correct Answer

(D) Atmospheric sciences

Explanation

Solution: Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences which includes atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics, with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century.

[#152] Study of inter-relationship between organisms and their environment is
Correct Answer

(A) Ecology

Explanation

Solution: Ecology is the branch of biology, that deals with the inter-relationships amongst organism and interactions between organisms and their environment.

[#153] In an aquatic ecosystem, the tropic level equivalent to cows in grasslands is
Correct Answer

(B) Zooplankton

Explanation

Solution: Zooplanktons are the microscopic animals that on the phytoplanktons in an aquatic ecosystem. These are truely herbivorous and Form the second trophic level (primary consumers) equivalent to cows in grasslands.

[#154] The order of succession in a hydrosere is
Correct Answer

(D) phytoplankton->Rooted aquatic plants->Free floating stage->Reed swamp stage->Sedge Meadow stage-> wood land stage-> Climax forest

Explanation

Solution: Phytoplankton->Rooted aquatic plants->Free floating stage->Reed swamp stage->Sedge Meadow stage-> Wood land stage-> Climax forest.

[#155] The species of plants that play a vital role in controlling the relative abundance of other species in a community are called
Correct Answer

Edge species

Explanation

Solution: A keystone species is a plant or animal that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions.