In ecological terms, a population should be defined as a group of:
1. Communities in an ecosystem
2. Species in a community
3. Individuals in a family
4. Individuals in a species
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An association of individuals of different species living in the same habitat and having functional interactions is known as:

1. Ecological niche 2. Biotic community
3. Ecosystem 4. Population
Subtopic:  Introduction to Ecology |
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In ‘competitive release’:
1. differences among similar species whose distributions overlap geographically are accentuated in regions where the species co-occur, but are minimized or lost where the species' distributions do not overlap.
2. two species which compete for the same limited resource cannot coexist at constant population values.
3. there is an expansion of the range of a species when a competitor for its niche is removed.
4. there is a division of limited resources by species to help avoid competition in an ecological niche.
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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In the logistic growth of a population, the acceleration phase is followed by a/an:
1. Lag phase 2. Deceleration phase
3. Asymptote 4. Sudden crash phase
Subtopic:  Population: Logistic Growth Model |
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Assertion (A): The female anopheles mosquito is not considered a parasite 
Reason (R): The bite of the female anopheles mosquito injects infective stage of malarial parasite into human blood
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is True but (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are False
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Parasitism |
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Consider the two given statements:
I: The life cycles of endoparasites are more complex than that of the ectoparasites.
II: The morphological and anatomical features of endoparasites are greatly simplified.
 
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Parasitism |
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The relationship between Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter can be best described as:
1. Mutualism
2. Commensalism
3. Competition
4. Amensalism
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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A form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both is called as:
1. Mullerian mimicry 2. Batesian mimicry
3. Aposematism 4. Camouflage 
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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Given below are two population pyramids, both of India, one for year 2000 and another for year 2020:

1. Pyramid A is of 2020 as it has a broader base
2. Pyramid B is of 2000 as it has more females in the younger age groups
3. Pyramid B is of 2020 as it has more females in the younger age groups
4. Pyramid A is of 2000 as it has a broader base
Subtopic:  Population Attributes |
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Two species of fish, X and Y, coexist in a lake. Species X feeds on plankton, while species Y is a carnivore that preys on both plankton and fish X.  Which of the following statements about the interaction between these two species is MOST LIKELY true?
1. Species X has a competitive advantage over species Y for food.
2. Species X and Y exhibit a predator-prey relationship.
3. An increase in the population of species X would benefit the population of species Y.
4. Species Y is likely to be a K-selected species due to its predatory behaviour.
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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