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  1. __________ is derived recently from living organisms and their metabolic products.

  2. A.

     Biofuel

    B.

     Biomass

    C.

     Fossil fuel

    D.

     Gobar gas


  3. According to the Stefan-Boltzmann law, the radiative energy emitted by one square meter of an object is equal to a constant multiplied by its temperature raised to the _______ power.

  4. A.

     Negative third

    B.

     Zeroeth

    C.

     Fourth

    D.

     Tenth


  5. The nation whose government is promoting large families because of an aging population and low fertility rate is

  6. A.

     the United States

    B.

     India

    C.

     France

    D.

     China


  7. _________ is the first country to have phased out the CFCs and HCFCs which are responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer.

  8. A.

     Denmark

    B.

     Germany

    C.

     France

    D.

     Spain


  9. The pyramid of biomass is inverted in

  10. A.

     forest ecosystem

    B.

     grassland ecosystem

    C.

     fresh water ecosystem

    D.

     tundra


  11. Which of the following is the major cause of pollution?

  12. A.

     plants

    B.

     man

    C.

     fungi

    D.

     hydrocarbon gases


  13. Which of the following would be considered to be a biotic component of an environment?

  14. A.

     Fire

    B.

     Water

    C.

     Fungi

    D.

     Soil


  15. Bears are usually hunted and killed for their

  16. A.

     Teeth

    B.

     Skin

    C.

     Gall bladder

    D.

     Nails


  17. All the genes of a population is called

  18. A.

     gene pool

    B.

     genome

    C.

     gene bunch

    D.

     gene population


  19. Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by

  20. A.

     Gene bank

    B.

     Gene library

    C.

     Gene pool

    D.

     Herbarium