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Assertion-Reason Questions

In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given,


choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

(a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for

assertion.

(b) Assertion reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for

assertion.

(c) Assertion is correct statement but reason in wrong statement.

(d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

1. Assertion: A network of food chains existing together in an ecosystem is


known as a food web.

Reason: An animal like kite cannot be part of a food web.


2. Assertion: In open water zone upto the depth to which light can
penetrate is called photic zone.
Reason:
The photic zone contains autotrophs.
3. Assertion: In a food chain the members of the successive trophic levels
are fewer.

Reason: Number of organisms at any trophic level is independent of


the availability of organisms which serve as food at the
lower level.
4. Assertion: Vertical distribution of different species occupying different
levels is called stratification.

Reason: Trees occupy top vertical strata, shrub the second, herbs and
grasses occupy the bottom layers.
5. Assertion: Pyramid of energy is always upright.

Reason: When energy flows from a particular trophic level to the next
trophic level, some energy is always lost at heat at each step.
6. Assertion: The decomposers feed on detritus, or decaying organic matter,
derived from all levels.

Reason: At each level of energy flow in the food web, energy is lost to
respiration.
7. Assertion: In a terrestrial ecosystem, detritus food chain is the major
conduit for energy flow.

Reason: Solar energy is the direct source for energy supply in a detritus
food chain.
8. Assertion: Net primary productivity is gross primary productivity minus
respiration.

Reason: Secondary productivity is produced by heterotrophs.


Passage – based / Case – based / Source – based Questions
Read the given passages and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE-1
Ecosystem consists of biotic and abiotic components which are interacting
with each other to maintain stability in the ecosystem. They are interacting
with each other through food chain which consists of linear arrangement of
different species involving transfer of food energy from plants called producers
to consumer levels. There are various trophic level in food chain depicting
functional role of the species.
(i) Define trophic level.
(ii) Write the direction of flow of energy in a food chain?
(iii) Which law describes the flow of energy to successive trophic level and what
states that ?
OR
Why are there usually 4 or 5 trophic levels in the food chain ? Explain.

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