Environment Quiz 29 (Green Olympiad Sample Questions) 11:47 Posted by Scholastic World No Comments Environment Quiz 29 (Green Olympiad Practice Questions) Practice questions for the Green Olympiad and Wild Wisdom Quiz 1. Which one of the following is added to the soil to increase pH of acidic soil? Ammonia Sulfur Agricultural lime Calcium silicate 2. What is the practice of eating earth or soil-like substrates such as clay or chalk that occurs in non-human animals? Anthrophagy Xerophagy Oligophagy Geophagy 3. What do you call an animal that is adapted specifically to run? Arboreal Fossorial Cursorial Marsupial 4. The tapering structure hanging like an icicle from the roof of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water, is called Stalagmite Stalactite Rusticle Karst 5. The scientific study or exploration of caves is called Speleology Phenology Cetology Craiology 6. Uluru also known as Ayers Rock is a large sandstone rock formation which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Where is it found? India USA Australia Africa 7. The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species. In which schedule of the Act the plants prohibited from cultivation and planting are listed? Schedule VI Schedule V Schedule III Schedule I 8. What do you call a plant that grows harmlessly upon another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain or debris? Parasite Epiphyte Xerophyte Bryophyte 9. An organism that lives on the surface of another living organism is called Epiphyte Epibiont Epilith Basibiont 10. Hans Christian Gram developed a technique called Gram staining which is used to differentiate Fungi Bacteria Virus None of these Share this Scholastic World
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