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Q331
Which is the correct sequence in the food chain in grassland?
  • A Grass → wolf → deer → buffalo
  • B Grass → insect → bird → snake
  • C Grass → snake → insect → deer
  • D Bacteria → grass → rabbit → wolf
Answer: Option B
Explanation: This sequence correctly follows feeding relationships.
Q332
When a big fish eats a small fish, which eats water fleas supported by phytoplankton, the water fleas are
  • A primary consumers
  • B secondary consumers
  • C top consumers in this food chain
  • D producers
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Water fleas are primary consumers feeding on producers.
Q333
In natural ecosystem, decomposers include
  • A only microscopic animals
  • B only bacteria and fungi
  • C the above two types plus microscopic animals
  • D only the above two types of organisms
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Decomposers mainly consist of bacteria and fungi.
Q334
The food chain in which microorganisms break down energy-rich compounds synthesized by producers is
  • A detritus food chain
  • B predator food chain
  • C consumer food chain
  • D parasitic food chain
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Detritus food chain involves decomposition of dead matter.
Q335
An aquatic plant with floating leaves
  • A has stomata on leaf surface
  • B has stomata on lower surface
  • C has stomata
  • D has stomata only on upper surface
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Floating leaves have stomata mainly on the upper surface for gas exchange.
Q336
Which is the most stable ecosystem?
  • A Desert
  • B Mountain
  • C Ocean
  • D Forest
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Oceans are stable due to large size and buffering capacity.
Q337
Which of the following is a logical sequence in carbon cycle?
  • A Producer → consumer → decomposer
  • B Decomposer → consumer → producer
  • C Producer → decomposer → consumer
  • D Consumer → producer → decomposer
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Energy and matter flow through these trophic levels logically.
Q338
Which of the following structures is thought to be exceptionally rich in hydrolytic enzymes?
  • A Lysosomes
  • B Microsome
  • C Chromosomes
  • D Endoplasmic reticulum
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Lysosomes digest cellular debris using hydrolytic enzymes.
Q339
The selective digestion of cytoplasmic organelles by lysosomes is called
  • A Osmotrophy
  • B Autophagy
  • C Heterophony
  • D Autolysis
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Autophagy recycles damaged organelles.
Q340
The arrangement of outer and central microtubules in a cilium is called the
  • A 9 + 1 pattern
  • B 9 + 2 pattern
  • C 8 + 2 pattern
  • D 8 + 1 pattern
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Typical cilia have a 9+2 microtubule arrangement.
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