Temperature

Q.

Which is the coldest desert of the world?

Q. Mango, tuna fish and snow leopards are

1. euryhaline
2. eurythermal
3. stenothermal
4. both eurythermal and euryhaline

Q.

Explain, with examples, why we find animals of certain kind living in particular climatic conditions?

Q. Eurythermal animals and plants are those which

1. can tolerate large variation in temperature
2. can tolerate only a small variation in temperature
3. can not tolerate any change in temperature
4. are affected by temperature

Q.

Why animals living in colder regions have thick fur or wooly hair over their body?

Q.

Write a short note on the effect of temperature or water scarcity and the adaptations of animals.

Q.

State one adaptation in yak which protects it from the cold environment of a mountain habitat.

Q.

What is hibernation?

Q.

List the adaptations found in mountain goat?

Q. Which of the following options is correct?

1. Stenothermal organism- Frog
   Eurythermal organism- Lizard
2. Stenothermal organism- Man
   Eurythermal organism- Lizard
3. Stenothermal organism- Frog
   Eurythermal organism- Man
4. Stenothermal organism- Polar bear
   Eurythermal organism- Frog
   

Q. Chi-square test is

1. Calculated on frequency
2. Calculated on percentage
3. Both A and B
4. Calculated on original data

Q. Which of the following abiotic factor operates within an ecosystem?

1. Predation
2. Competition
3. Biological control
4. Physiological control

Q. Ecological niche is

1. the surface area of the ocean
2. the physical position and functional role f a species within the community
3. formed of all plants and animals living at the bottom f a lake
4. an ecologically adapted zone

Q. A kind of similarity found in polar regions and high altitudes is:

1. High temperature, low precipitation and deciduous forest
2. Low temperature, low precipitation, scanty or no vegetation
3. Moderate rainfall, high temperature, no vegetation
4. High humidity, high rainfall, low temperature

Q. Wading feet is found in

1. Fowls
2. Parrots
3. Herons
4. Quails

Q. Short / Long answer type questions
Why are the elements Mn, Zn, B, Cu, and MO referred to as trace elements?

Q. Does everybody have a cozy bed to lie in when it rains? Look around you and describe how different kinds of people or animals spend time, seek shelter, etc. during rain.

Q. Which of the following abiotic factor operates within an ecosystem?

1. The carnivores that consume other animals
2. The amount of helium gas in the air
3. The temperature in a given region
4. The herbivores that consume producers

Q. Organisms restricted to narrow range of temperature are

1. Stenothermal
2. Geothermal
3. Eurythermal
4. Biothermal

Q. In India, cold desert occurs in

1. Mount Abu
2. Ooty
3. Rann of Kutch
4. Ladakh and Spiti

Q. Severe winters with few months of summer are found in

1. Tundra
2. Taiga
3. Arctic
4. Antartic