Fresh air contains approximately ______ percent carbon dioxide by volume.
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24%
0.01
27%
2
13%
5
37%
0.03
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In carbon cycle flow of energy is _________________
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26%
bidirectional
11%
linear
50%
cyclic
12%
irreversible
The reduction of sulphates and sulphites to hydrogen sulphide is done by which group of bacteria?
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19%
aerobic sulfate-reducing bacteria
21%
photosynthetic sulphur bacteria
50%
anaerobic sulphate-reducing bacteria
10%
heterotrophic bacteria
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Which among the following develop in the upper portion of the Winogradsky column?
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27%
Sulfate-reducing bacteria
43%
Green-sulfur bacteria
17%
Purple-sulfur bacteria
12%
Thiobacilli
Which among the following is a non-sulfur purple bacteria?
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31%
Rhodomicrobium
33%
Thiobacillus
22%
Chromatium
14%
Chlorobium
The moisture contained in clouds and precipitated as snow,hail,rain etc constitutes _________________
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41%
Atmospheric water
34%
Surface water
12%
Groundwater
12%
Subterranean water
Wells less than ___________ deep are considered to be shallow.
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16%
1 ft
47%
100 ft
31%
50 ft
6%
1000 ft
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Hydrostatic pressure increases the boiling point of water but does not change the solubility of nutrients.
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72%
True
28%
False
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Protozoa and other minute animal life are known as ____________________
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22%
plankton
33%
phytoplankton
40%
zooplankton
6%
mycoplankton
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Which of the following places shows the presence of Geothermal vents?
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19%
Coasts of California
35%
Coasts of Peru
33%
Galapagos islands
13%
Pacific ocean
Most aquatic microorganisms can grow on the usual laboratory media.
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56%
True
44%
False
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Which of the following techniques is used for identification and enumeration of algae, bacteria, protozoa?
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30%
Microscopic examination
25%
Submerged-slide technique
24%
Membrane-filter technique
22%
Enrichment-culture technique
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Which of the following zones have considerable rooted vegetation?
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24%
littoral zone
29%
limnetic zone
24%
profundal zone
22%
benthic zone
In which of the following seasons does the nutrient concentration falls at a drastically lower level?
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33%
Winter
29%
Spring
23%
Summer
15%
Autumn
The coastal adjunct of the marine ecosystem is __________________
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14%
stream
66%
estuary
15%
river
5%
lake
In regions of the estuary that are nutritionally poor, it is more likely to find which of the following organisms?
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28%
coliforms
43%
appendaged bacteria
12%
viruses
17%
fecal streptococci
The characteristic color of the Red Sea is associated with heavy blooms of __________________
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28%
diatoms
24%
cyanobacteria
37%
dinoflagellates
11%
chlamydomonads
Which of the following genus of bacteria is not found in fresh waters?
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17%
Pseudomonas
33%
Flavobacterium
24%
Aeromonas
26%
Vibrio
Which of the following aquatic organisms contribute in a small amount to the shallow estuary food web?
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50%
benthic algae
20%
bacteria
20%
protozoa
10%
nematodes