Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
What is a keystone species?...

What is a keystone species?

A

A common species that has plenty of biomass, yet has a fairly low impact on the community's organization.

B

A rare species that has minimal impact on the biomass and on other species in the community

C

A dominant species that constitutes a large proportion of the biomass and which affects many other species.

D

A species which makes up only a samll proportion of the total biomass of a community. Yet has a huge impact on the community's organization and survival.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
D
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ORGANISM & ENVIRONMENT AND DEMOGRAPHY

    ALLEN|Exercise Assertion and Reason|26 Videos
  • ORGANISM & ENVIRONMENT AND DEMOGRAPHY

    ALLEN|Exercise EXERCISE-II|150 Videos
  • NEURAL CONTROL AND COORDINATION

    ALLEN|Exercise Questions|61 Videos
  • ORGANISM AND POPULATION (ECOLOGY)

    ALLEN|Exercise S|26 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Which of the following is a keystone species?

Which of the following is a keystone species in tropical rain forest ?

In '' rivet - popper hypothesis '' , the wing rivets are compared with (a) dominant species (b) critical link species (c) rare species (d) key stone species

What is common to Lantana, Eichhornia and Africa catfish? (a) All are endangered species of India. (b) All are keystone species. (c) All are mammals found in India. (d) All are species are neither threatened nor indigenous species of India.

Alexander von Humboldt is associated with (a.) species - area relationship (b.) log S = log C + z logA (C.) Within a region , species richness increases with the increasing limited explored area. (d.) Increased diversity contributes to higher productivity. (e.) Species diversity increases with the loss of keystone species.

(a) What is pioneer species ? (b) write the name of pioneer species in xerach succession. (c) Write the name of various serial stages.

What is endemic species?

Assertion Removal of keystone species cause any serious disruption in the functioning of the community. Reason Keystone species drive major ecosystem functions.

Assertion: Removal of key stone species from any ecosystem leads to destruction of entrie ecosystem. Reason: Keystone species drive major ecosystem functions.

What is an endangered species ? Give an example of an endangered plant and animal species each ?

ALLEN-ORGANISM & ENVIRONMENT AND DEMOGRAPHY-EXERCISE-III
  1. Two different species cannot live for long duration in the same niche ...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Which of the following is a correct pair?

    Text Solution

    |

  3. What is a keystone species?

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Lead concentration in blood is considered alarming if it is

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Lichens are well known combination of an alga and a fungus where fungu...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Which of the following is expected to have the highest value (gm//m^(2...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Which is the most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of an ...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984 took place because methyl isocyanate reacte...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but can recover after some ti...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. In which one of the following habitats does the diurnal temperature of...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) represents the following ran...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Blood analysis of a patient reveals an ususually high quantity of carb...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Which is the most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of an ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Common indicator organism of water pollution is

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Which one of the following pairs is mismatched ?

    Text Solution

    |

  16. identify the correctly matched pair

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Biodiversity Act of India was passed by the Parliament in the year (...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. More than 70% of world's fresh water is contained in

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Which one of the following pairs is mismatched ?

    Text Solution

    |

  20. At which latitude, heat gain through insolation approximately equals h...

    Text Solution

    |