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Questions Related to terrestrial adaptation

Which of these are abiotic components?

  1. Air

  2. Water

  3. Soil

  4. Rocks

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:
The non-living things such as rocks, soil, air, and water in the habitat constitute its abiotic components.

Which of these is a biotic component?

  1. Plant

  2. Dust

  3. Table

  4. Car


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Plants is the biotic component.

What type of plants are found in deserts?

  1. Cactus

  2. Pines

  3. Fir trees

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cactus are found in deserts as they are adapted to live in dry conditions.

Small changes that take place in the body of a single organism over short periods, to overcome small problems due to changes in the surroundings, are called

  1. Acclimatisation

  2. Adaptation

  3. Germination

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Small changes that take place in the body of a single organism over short periods, to overcome small problems due to changes in the surroundings, are called Acclimatisation.

The broad-leaved trees found on mountains shed their leaves before the onset of _______.

  1. Winter

  2. Summer

  3. Autumn

  4. Spring


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The broad-leaved trees found on mountains shed their leaves before the onset of winter. This prevents such trees from losing water from their leaves.

The north-facing side of a hill in a mountainous region in the US tends to:

  1. Receive less sunlight during a year than the south-facing side

  2. Grow a variety of trees that are typically observed at higher elevation

  3. Be a better location for a ski run than the south-facing side

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D