NPTEL Forests and Their Management Week 2 Assignment Answers 2025
1. Lithosere is an example of
- hydrosere
- xerosere
- psammosere
- halosere
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2. Which of these depicts correctly the lithosere primary succession?
- Rock → Crustose lichen → Foliose lichen → Moss → Herbaceous stage → Shrub → Woodland → Climax
- Rock → Foliose lichen → Crustose lichen → Moss → Herbaceous stage → Shrub → Woodland → Climax
- Moss → Crustose lichen → Foliose lichen → Rock → Herbaceous stage → Shrub → Woodland → Climax
- Rock → Crustose lichen → Foliose lichen → Shrub → Herbaceous stage → Moss → Woodland → Climax
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3. At compensation point,
- photosynthesis = respiration
- photosynthesis > respiration
- photosynthesis < respiration
- none of these
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4. The study of life history / general features of forest crops with respect to environmental factors is called
- foresticulture
- monoculture
- silviculture
- silvics
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5. A climax caused by wildfires is an example of
- climatic climax
- edaphic climax
- disclimax
- catastrophic climax
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6. Net primary productivity is given by
- APAR + LUE
- APAR X LUE
- APAR – LUE
- APAR ÷ LUE
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7. Practical application of scientific, technical and economic principles of forestry comes under which branch of forestry ?
- forest management
- forest economics
- forest mensuration
- forest protection
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8. In the context of plant nutrition, boron is
- macronutrient
- micronutrient
- primary nutrient
- secondary nutrient
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9. Which of these is not a characteristic of pioneer species
- ability to grow on bare rocks
- ability to tolerate extreme temperatures
- large size
- short life span
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10. The climax near Tindni village is being controlled by disturbance by cattle. This is an example of
- climatic climax
- edaphic climax
- disclimax
- catastrophic climax
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