NEETBotanyEcosystem
Match List I with List II. List I List II (A) Standing state (i) Mass of living material at a particular time (B) Standing crop (ii) Amount of nutrients in soil at a given time (C) Detritus (iii) Final stable community that is in near equilibrium with the environment (D) Climax community (iv) Dead plant and animal remains Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A(A)-(i), (B)-(ii), (C)-(iv), (D)-(iii)
- B(A)-(ii), (B)-(iv), (C)-(i), (D)-(iii)
- C(A)-(iii), (B)-(i), (C)-(iv), (D)-(ii)
- D(A)-(ii), (B)-(i), (C)-(iv), (D)-(iii)
Correct answer
D. (A)-(ii), (B)-(i), (C)-(iv), (D)-(iii)
Step-by-step solution
(A) Standing state refers to the amount of inorganic nutrients (like carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium) present in the soil at any given time. (B) Standing crop refers to the mass of living material (biomass) at a particular trophic level at a certain time. (C) Detritus constitutes the dead plant and animal remains, including fecal matter, which serves as the raw material for decomposition. (D) Climax community is the final, stable community in ecological succession that is in near equilibrium with the environm