Q. No.If a new habitat is just being colonized, which of the following is most likely to contribute to an increase in the population density?
1.
Birth rate
2.
Death rate
3.
Immigration
4.
Emigration
When population density is plotted against time, the exponential growth curve is:
| 1. | S shaped | 2. | Straight line |
| 3. | J shaped | 4. | Hyperbola |
In the logistic growth equation given below, the carrying capacity is represented by:
\(\frac{\mathrm{dN}}{\mathrm{dt}}=\mathrm{rN}\left(\frac{\mathrm{K}-\mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{K}}\right)\)
| 1. | N | 2. | r |
| 3. | K | 4. | K – N / K |
Darwinian fitness is represented by:
| 1. | Low r value | 2. | High r value |
| 3. | High K value | 4. | Low K value |
Which of the following organisms does not breed only once in their life time?
| 1. | Pacific salmon | 2. | Marsupial mice |
| 3. | Birds | 4. | Bamboo |
As a part of their reproductive strategy, pelagic fishes:
| 1. | Produce a large number of small-sized offspring |
| 2. | Produce a small number of small-sized offspring |
| 3. | Produce a large number of large-sized offspring |
| 4. | Produce a small number of large-sized offspring |
A population interaction that is detrimental to both species would be:
| 1. | Mutualism | 2. | Competition |
| 3. | Predation | 4. | Amensalism |
A population interaction where one species is harmed whereas the other is unaffected is called as:
| 1. | Mutualism | 2. | Competition |
| 3. | Predation | 4. | Amensalism |
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
|
Population interaction |
Species A |
Species B |
|
|
1. |
Mutualism |
+ |
+ |
|
2. |
Predation |
+ |
- |
|
3. |
Parasitism |
- |
- |
|
4. |
Commensalism |
+ |
0 |
Predators do not:
| 1. | act as ‘conduits’ for energy transfer across trophic levels |
| 2. | keep prey populations under control |
| 3. | over-exploit their prey |
| 4. | help in maintaining species diversity in a community |
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