Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: Ecological Adaptations, Succession and Ecological Services, Exercise 1: TS EAMCET 2020 (28-Sep Shift-1)

Hydrilla and Limnophila are examples for the following categories respectively,

i) Free-floating hydrophyte and rooted hydrophyte with floating leaves

ii) Submerged, suspended hydrophyte

iii) An amphibious plant

iv) Submerged, suspended hydrophyte and a free-floating hydrophyte

v) Submerged, rooted hydrophyte and an amphibious plant

The correct combination is

Indicate the correct statement from the following

Choose the incorrect statements.
A) Pollinators play significant role in the production of food crops.
B) One of the threats to pollinators is habitat destruction by land use.
C) The climax community remain stable as long as environment is changing with adoptions.
D) Secondary succession will be a slow process compared to the primary succession.

Match the following lists:

The correct match is:

Choose the incorrect statements.
(A) In mesophytes, unless the habitat is specialised no adaption is necessary.
(B) 'Warming' a British botanist classified plant communities as three ecological groups based on the dependence on water.
(C) Due to the flooding, in the destroyed lands the secondary succession occurs much faster.
(D) In hydrophytes, the multi-layered epidermis will be useful in absorbing only water from surroundings.

Fill up the blanks with suitable words.
Ecosystem services are __$\mathrm{i}$__ understood. The value of ecosystem is larger than __$\mathrm{ii}$__.  Many of these services are __$\mathrm{iii}$__ services and cannot be __$\mathrm{iv}$__ by anyone. The ecosystem value is nearly __$\mathrm{v}$__ the globes GNP. The ecosystem services are delivered by __$\mathrm{vi}$__.
A. Living stuff.
B. Poorly
C. Twice
D. Non-market
E. Global economy.
F. Owned