The amount of matter and energy goes on increasing at every level in a food chain.

Question

State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements: (1) The amount of matter and energy goes on increasing at every level in a food chain. (2) Robert Brown first proposed the concept of Ecological Pyramid. (3) After the death of apex consumers, the energy becomes available to decomposers. (4) The gaseous cycle is a speedier cycle than the sedimentary cycle. (5) Climatic changes and human activities seriously affect the speed, intensity and equilibrium of biogeo-chemical cycles. (6) Carbon dioxide is released in the atmosphere through photosynthesis. Select the correct answer from above options Science questions and answers, Science questions pdf, Science question bank, Science questions and answers pdf, mcq on Science pdf,Science book pdf,Science pdf notes,Science lecture notes,Science of light,maxwell Science,Science proposed by,electromagnetic theory engineering physics,Science nptel

Answer 1

(1) False. The amount of matter and energy goes on decreasing at every level in a food chain. (2) False. Charles Elton first proposed the concept of Ecological Pyramid. (3) True (4) True (5) True (6) False. Carbon dioxide is released in the atmosphere through respiration, burning of fossil fuels and wood, forest fires and volcanic activity.