A species whose distribution is restricted to a small geographical area because of the presence of a competitively superior species is found to expand its distributional range dramatically when the competing species is experimentally removed. This is called:

1. Competitive Exclusion

2. Competitive Release

3. Competitive Supremacy

4. Competitive Inclusion

Which of the following is not an ectoparasite?

1. Lice on humans

2. Copepods on marine fishes

3. Mistletoe on other plants

4. Female Anopheles on humans

To get pollinated by a bee, the Mediterranean Orchid, Ophrys, employs:

1. Sexual deceit

2. Pseudo-copulation

3. Reward in the form of Nectar

4. Place for laying eggs

The country with the given population pyramid is likely to have:

1. Low birth rate

2. High death rate

3. Declining population in future

4. More females than males

In a tide pool, 15 species of invertebrates were reduced to 8 after one species was removed. The removed species may be a:

1. Parasite                   

2. Mutualist

3. Top predator           

4. Herbivore

The logistic growth curve of animal population growth is more realistic than J shaped curve because:

1. Asexual mode of reproduction is rare in higher animals

2. Resources are finite and become limiting sooner or later.

3. Most animals are conformers rather than regulators

4. Abiotic factors affect animals more than plants

Which of the following is not a function of predators?

When the population density reaches the carrying capacity, the logistic growth curve is said to be in:

1. Lag phase

2. A phase of acceleration

3. A phase of deceleration

4. Asymptote

In general, which of the following is not an adaptation seen in parasites in accordance with their life style?

1. Loss of unnecessary sense organs

2. Presence of adhesive organs

3. Low reproductive capacity

4. Loss of digestive system

No predator can become proficient at acquiring prey because: