Introduction to Habitat and Adaptation

Q.

All animals live in the same kind of habitat.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Which of the following properties distinguish between living and non-living things?

1. Growth

2. Respiration

3. Reproduction

4. All of the above

Q.

The natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives is called it's ___________.

1. habitat

2. surrounding

3. ecosystem

4. bio-reserves

Q.

We all know that fishes live in water. Recently a new kind of fish has been found which can also live on land for some time. This fish is commonly known as Mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus). This capability that has been attained by this fish is the result of ___.

1. Evolution

2. Adaptation

3. Change in ecosystem

4. None of the above.

Q. Ecology is the study of interaction of living organisms with their environment.

1. True
2. False

Q. Ecosystem is defined as the interaction between the community of organisms with their external environment.

1. False
2. True

Q. Tundra is the coldest biome on earth.

1. False
2. True

Q. Terrestrial biomes are subdivided into grassland, forest, desert and

1. marine
2. tundra
3. freshwater

Q. Which of the following processes helps us to obtain energy from the food we eat?

1. Circulation
2. Respiration
3. Breathing
4. Movement

Q. Which of the following is a characteristic of a non-living thing also?

1. Respiration
2. Breathing
3. Movement
4. Reproduction