NPTEL Conservation Geography Week 7 Assignment Answers 2024
1. “the diversity that exists among different geographies” is
- alpha biodiversity
- beta biodiversity
- gamma biodiversity
- delta biodiversity
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2. thermal stresses can lead to
- chemical weathering
- physical weathering
- biological weathering
- none of the above
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3. vertical arrangement of soil horizons is called
- soil texture
- soil structure
- soil profile
- soil science
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4. a climax caused by wildfires is an example of
- climatic climax
- edaphic climax
- disclimax
- catastrophic climax
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5. Khadar is a type of
- black cotton soil
- alluvial soil
- saline soil
- red and yellow soil
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6. the term laterite soil is derived from Latin later which means
- red
- brick
- fertile
- infertile
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7. which of these has the highest organic matter content?
- peaty soil
- alluvial soil
- saline soil
- red and yellow soil
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8. “groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations. which are reproductively isolated from other such groups” is a definition of
- cells
- species
- ecosystems
- biomes
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9. which of these is not a characteristic of pioneer species
- ability to grow on bare rocks
- ability to tolerate extreme temperatures
- large size
- short life span
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10. which of these depicts correctly the lithosere primary succession?
- rock –> crustose lichen –> foliose lichen –> moss –> herbaceous stage –> shrub –> woodland –> climax
- rock –> foliose lichen –> crustose lichen –> moss –> herbaceous stage –> shrub –> woodland –> climax
- moss –> crustose lichen –> foliose lichen –> rock –> herbaceous stage –> shrub –> woodland –> climax
- rock –> crustose lichen –> foliose lichen –> shrub –> moss –> woodland –> climax
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