#Question id: 11285
#XL - R Botany
Terrestrial herbivores are animals that eat only plants and their digestive systems contain microbes that aid in the digestion of cellulose, Carnivores eat primarily animal flesh or fluids. Which of the following is correct is correct statement?
#Question id: 11286
#XL - R Botany
Consumption, assimilation, and production efficiencies are measures of ecological efficiency. Following some statements are correct?
(A) Consumption efficiencies for carnivores are typically higher than those of herbivores
(B) Assimilation efficiencies of herbivore are often less than consumption efficiencies
(C) Vertebrates tend to have lower production efficiencies than invertebrates
#Question id: 11289
#XL - R Botany
Consumption efficiency (CE) is the proportion of production at one trophic level (Prodn n-1) that is eaten by, or ingested, by the next trophic level (In) but Assimilation efficiency (AE) is the proportion of ingested energy assimilated in to blood stream
Which of the following is incorrect statement?
A) In terrestrial herbivore, AE is greater than CE
B) In aquatic herbivore AE is equal to CE
C) CE of grass land herbivore is often greater than forest herbivore
D) AE of herbivore is often greater than carnivore
#Question id: 11290
#XL - R Botany
Which of the following statement are incorrect?
#Question id: 11290
#XL - R Botany
Which of the following statement are incorrect?
#Question id: 11291
#XL - R Botany
A small lake has three trophic levels- phytoplankton (autotrophs), Zooplankton (herbivore) and planktivorous fish (primary carnivore). In this lake, addition of nutrients is allowed to study the 'bottom up' effects". What is the expected biomass of phytoplankton and zooplankton tropic levels?