Govt Exams
Biomagnification is the process where persistent pollutants like DDT accumulate in higher concentrations as you move up the food chain.
Jim Corbett National Park (originally Hailey National Park) in Uttarakhand was India's first national park, established to protect tigers.
Ecological release occurs when a species expands its habitat use and resource utilization when competing species are absent.
Mutualism benefits both organisms. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria receive carbohydrates from legumes while providing usable nitrogen.
This law states that two species competing for identical resources in the same habitat cannot coexist; one will be outcompeted.
Secondary succession occurs after disturbance to an existing ecosystem where soil remains intact, allowing faster recovery.
The Western Ghats is one of the world's 34 biodiversity hotspots with over 7,400 species of plants, many endemic to the region.
Biodiversity hotspots are regions with high concentration of endemic species and exceptional species diversity, like Western Ghats in India.
Coal is a non-renewable fossil fuel formed over millions of years. Solar, wind, and geothermal are renewable resources.
CFCs from refrigerants and aerosols release chlorine atoms that catalytically destroy ozone molecules in the stratosphere.