Inspite of interspecific competition in nature, which mechanism the competing species might have evolved for their survival?
| 1. | Mutualism | 2. | Predation |
| 3. | Resource partitioning | 4. | Competitive release |
Amensalism can be represented as:
1. Species A (–) : Species B (–)
2. Species A (+) : Species B (0)
3. Species A (–) : Species B (0)
4. Species A (+) : Species B (+)
In the exponential growth equation Nt =N0ert, e represents :
1. The base of natural logarithms
2. The base of geometric logarithms
3. The base of number logarithms
4. The base of exponential logarithms
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II |
| (a) Allen's Rule | (i) Kangaroo rat |
| (b) Physiological adaptation | (ii) Desert lizard |
| (c) Behavioural adaptation | (iii) Marine fish at depth |
| (d) Biochemical adaptation | (iv) Polar seal |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 2. | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
| 3. | (iv) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) |
| 4. | (iv) | (i) | (iii) | (ii) |
| Assertion (A): | A person goes to a high altitude and experiences 'altitude sickness' with symptoms like breathing difficulty and heart palpitations. |
| Reason (R): | Due to low atmospheric pressure at high altitudes, the body does not get sufficient oxygen. |
| 1. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 2. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
The impact of immigration on population density is:
| 1. | Negative |
| 2. | Both positive and negative |
| 3. | Neutralized by natality |
| 4. | Positive |
Match the items in Column-I with those in Column-II:
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Herbivores-Plants | (i) | Commensalism |
| (b) | Mycorrhiza-Plants | (ii) | Mutualism |
| (c) | Sheep-Cattle | (iii) | Predation |
| (d) | Orchid-Tree | (iv) | Competition |
Select the correct option from the following:
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (iv) | (ii) | (i) | (iii) |
| 2. | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 3. | (ii) | (i) | (iii) | (iv) |
| 4. | (i) | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) |
| I: | grows on other plants for physical support |
| II: | affects the host negatively |
| 1. | is capable of living in oligotrophic soils by getting nitrogen from insectivory |
| 2. | produces haustoria that insert themselves into the vascular system of the host |
| 3. | is a typical ephemeral that complete their life cycle over many years |
| 4. | is a succulent carrying out CAM photosynthesis |
| 1. | stipules | 2. | thorns |
| 3. | mustard oils | 4. | cardiac glycosides |