Environmental Science - Study Mode

[#211] The unit of total water content of the soil is known as
Correct Answer

(A) Holard

Explanation

Solution: Total water content available in a soil is called as holard. Soil water available to plants is called as chresard.

[#212] The unfavourable alteration of environment due to human activities is termed as
Correct Answer

(D) pollution

Explanation

Solution: Pollution is defined as the process of making land, water, air or other parts of the environment unfavorable for life by the introduction of a contaminant into a natural environment through human activities.

[#213] The complex network of interconnected food chains is called ___________
Correct Answer

(B) Food web

Explanation

Solution: A network of food chains existing together in an ecosystem is known as food web.

[#214] Autecology deals with
Correct Answer

(A) Ecology of species

Explanation

Solution: Autecology is primarily experimental and deals with easily measured variables such as light, humidity, and available nutrients in an effort to understand the needs, life history, and behaviour of the organism or species.

[#215] Synecology deals with
Correct Answer

(C) Ecology of community

Explanation

Solution: Synecology is a subfield of ecology concerned with the relations between groups of organisms or coexisting biological communities.