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                | 161. | Which is the most stable ecosystem? |  
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				| A. | Desert | B. | Ocean |  
				 				 | C. | Mountain | D. | Forest |  
                        
                        
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                | 162. | To eat and being eaten relationship is called: |  
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				| A. | Food chain | B. | Food web |  
				 				 | C. | Symbiosis | D. | Phagocytosis |  
                        
                        
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                | 163. | Which of the following ecosystem has highest gross primary productivity: |  
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				| A. | Grassland | B. | Coral reefs |  
				 				 | C. | Mangroves | D. | Rain forest |  
                        
                        
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                | 164. | The living organisms of all ecosystems collectively constitute: |  
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				| A. | Producers | B. | Decomposers |  
				 				 | C. | Consumers and decomposers | D. | Biosphere |  
                        
                        
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                | 165. | Ecosystem contains: |  
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				| A. | Producers | B. | Consumers |  
				 				 | C. | Decomposers | D. | All of the above |  
                        
                        
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                | 166. | In natural ecosystem, decomposers include: |  
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				| A. | Only two types of organisms | B. | Only two types of organisms plus macroscopic animals |  
				 				 | C. | Only microscopic animals | D. | Only bacteria and fungi |  
                        
                        
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                | 167. | In a terrestrial ecosystem such as forest maximum energy lies in which trophic level? |  
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                | 168. | The main role of bacteria in the carbon cycle involves: |  
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				| A. | Photosynthesis | B. | Assimilation of nitrogenous compounds |  
				 				 | C. | Chemosynthesis | D. | Digestion or breakdown of organic compounds |  
                        
                        
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                | 169. | In an ecosystem in abiotic components which of the following occurs? |  
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				| A. | Flow of energy | B. | Cycling of material |  
				 				 | C. | Consumption of materials | D. | Flow of energy and cycling of materials |  
                        
                        
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                | 170. | The snakes are included under: |  
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				| A. | Saprophytes | B. | Primary consumers |  
				 				 | C. | Second trophic level | D. | None of these |  
                        
                        
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