Viva Questions – Grade 12 Biology
Topic: POPULATION
1) What is plant population density?
Ans: The number of individuals of the species in any unit area at a given time.
2) An ecologist divided a plot into 8 quadrats and studied the density of a particular
species. He found that the total number of species occurring in all the sampling units was
58. According to his measurements, what was the density of the specific species?
Ans: 58/8=7.25
3) Why is the quadrat method used for calculating plant population density for extensive
habitats?
Ans: Counting all individuals in a population is not possible for extensive habitats.
4) What is the definition for population?
A population is a group of individuals of the same species which inhabits a particular space at a
particular time.
5) The quadrat method is used to sample __________.
Ans: Sessile organisms
6) The plant population frequency can be defined as:
Ans: The degree of uniformity of the occurrence of individuals of a species within a plant
community.
7) What is a quadrat?
Ans: A sample plot of a specific size used for the study of population.
8) If a species is present in all sampling quadrats, then its frequency will be ____.
100%
9) An ecologist divided a plot into 8 quadrats and studied the frequency of a particular
species. He found the species occurs in 3 quadrats. According to his measurements, what is
the frequency of the specific species?
Ans: Frequency=(Number of sampling units in which the species occurs)/(Total number of
sampling units employed for the study)*100 = (3/8)*100=37.5%
10) What conclusion can be drawn if density of a plant species is low?
Ans. If the density of a particular species is found low, that indicates the environmental factors
are not suitable for that particular species to thrive well.
11) Can many micro-habitat in an area affect frequency of a species? Comment.
Ans: Yes, it can affect the frequency of species as it offers a large landscape and variety of
habitat to the species.
12) Define relative frequency of a species.
Ans. Relative frequency of a species refers to frequency of that species per total frequency
values for all species.
13) Define quadrates.
Ans. Quadrates represents field area measuring 1 meter long and 1 meter wide.
14) What factors influence the population density?
Ans. The natality and immigration contribute an increase in population density, while
mortality and emigration contribute to the decrease in population density.
15) What is the significance of quadrat method?
Ans. (i) The quadrat (one metre square) can be randomly drawn with the nail and thread, so
we can have a sample quadrat to measure population density any where (even
at different topography).
(ii) Handling of experiment is easy with this method.
16) Why a quadrat of large size is generally further divided into smaller units ?
Ans. In smaller units, the individuals of different species can be counted more accurately.
17) What is demography ?
Ans. Statistical study of human population is called demography.
18) Name the factors that affect the population density of plants.
Ans. (i) Abiotic factors like sunlight, temperature, rainfall, kind of soil, etc.
(ii) Biotic factors are food relationships like host-parasite, producer-consumer
relationship, etc.
DNA
1. Which stain is mostly used to stain the chromosomes?
Ans: Acetocarmine, a saturated carmine solution in 45% acetic acid.
Acetocarmine is a non-specific nuclear stain which simply binds the chromosomes and gives
color to them
2) Carmine is obtained from:
Ans: insects
3) Acetocarmine stain combines with nucleic acid to from in which colour?
Ans: Deep red conjugate.
SPOTTERS:
1. While planning for an artificial hybridization program involving dioecious plants, which
of the following steps would not be relevant?
Ans: Emasculation
2. Tagging includes ______ information.
Date of emasculation, Details of male and female plant, Date of pollination
3. Viability of pollen grains depends on
Ans: Temperature and Humidity
