This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 13 Organisms And Populations – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 13 Organisms And Populations Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The study of inter-relationship between living organisms and their environment is called A) Ecosystem. B) Phytogeography. C) Ecology. D) Phytosociology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 2. A protozoan reproduces by binary fission. What will be the number of protozoans in its population after six generations? A) 128. B) 64. C) 24. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 64. 3. The interaction found between Balanus and chathamalus is A) Parasitism. B) Predation. C) Competition. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Competition. 4. What are the key elements that lead to so much variation in the physical and chemical conditions of different habitats? A) Temperature and light. B) Soil and water. C) Only soil. D) Temperature, light, soil and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature, light, soil and water. 5. Among the ecosystem mentioned below, where can you find the maximum biodiversity? A) Mangroves. B) Desert. C) Coral reefs. D) Alpine meadows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coral reefs. 6. A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an ..... A) Community. B) Habitat. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 7. According to Allens rule, the mammals from colder climates have A) Shorter ears and longer limbs. B) Longer ears and shorter limbs. C) Longer ears and longer limbs. D) Shorter ears and shorter limbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shorter ears and shorter limbs. 8. Formation of tropical forests needs mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation as: A) 18-25$^\circ$C and 150-400 cm. B) 5-15$^\circ$C and 50-100 cm. C) 30-50$^\circ$C and 100-150 cm. D) 5-15$^\circ$C and 100-200 cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18-25$^\circ$C and 150-400 cm. 9. Which of the following is the most ecologically relevant environmental factor? A) Water. B) Light. C) Temperature. D) Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature. 10. False statement is- A) Habitat includes both biotic and abiotic factors. B) Ecology at the organismic level is essential physiological ecology. C) Abiotic and biotic components interact constantly with each other. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 11. Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that: ..... A) More abundant species will exclude the less abundant species through competition. B) Competition for the same resources excludes species having different food preferences. C) No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources. D) Larger organisms exclude smaller ones through competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources. 12. Community is the level of organization which is best described as all- A) Members of a certain species in a given area. B) Members of a species regardless of where they live. C) Living things, regardless of species, in an area. D) Living and non-living components of an area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living things, regardless of species, in an area. 13. "Bio" is a prefix that means ..... A) Not. B) Life. C) Book. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life. 14. The maximum amount of organisms of a species that can be supported by an environment is: A) Exponential growth. B) Logistic growth. C) Population growth. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carrying capacity. 15. If '+' sign is assigned to beneficial interaction '-' sign to detrimental and '0' sign to neutral interaction, then the population interaction represented by '+' '-' refers to: ..... A) Commensalism. B) Amensalism. C) Parasitism. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasitism. 16. Immediately after a forest fire, the primary consumers in the area will compete most for which biotic factor? A) Food. B) Space. C) Oxygen. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food. 17. Not living, or produced by living things A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. C) Limited resources. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abiotic. 18. At what level of organization in an ecosystem is an individual plant or animal? A) Population. B) Organism. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organism. 19. Plants interact with living and nonliving components in their environment. Which is an interaction with a nonliving element? A) Small insects eating the stems of the plants. B) Humans breathing oxygen released by plants. C) Bees gathering pollen from flowers of plants. D) Sandy soil holding the roots of the plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sandy soil holding the roots of the plants. 20. Individuals of a species which occur in a particular area constitute A) Flora. B) Fauna. C) Population. D) Flora and fauna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 21. What parameters are used for tiger census in our country's national parks and sanctuaries? A) Pug marks only. B) Pug marks and faecal pellets. C) Faecal pellets only. D) Actual head counts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pug marks and faecal pellets. 22. What will happen to a well growing herbaceous plant in the forest if it is transplanted outside the forest in a park? A) It will grow normally. B) It will grow well because it is planted in the same locality. C) It may not survive because of change in its micro climate. D) It grows very well because the plant gets more sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It may not survive because of change in its micro climate. 23. More than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies upon the same limited resources A) Population. B) Competition. C) Interaction. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Competition. 24. Which is an example of a seasonal change to a BIOTIC factor? A) Temperatures get cooler in the fall. B) Hours of sunlight increase the summer. C) Birds fly south for the winter. D) Rainfall increases in the spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birds fly south for the winter. 25. A biologist studied the population of rats in a barn. He found that the average natality was 250, average mortality 240, immigration 20 and emigration 30. The net increase in population is ..... A) 10. B) 15. C) 05. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0. 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