Q. No.An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch is a classical example of:
1. Parasitism
2. Mutualism
3. Commensalism
4. Predation
1. Parasitism
2. Mutualism
3. Commensalism
4. Predation
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In their interactions with each other, both the species:
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
| I: | benefit in mutualism |
| II: | lose in competition |
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Competition | Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Consider the given two statements:
| Statement I: | In predation, parasitism and commensalism, the interacting species live closely together. |
| Statement II: | In predation, parasitism and commensalism, one of the interacting species benefits and the other suffers harm. |
| 1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
| 3. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
| 4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Predation | Population Interactions: Parasitism | Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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The process of reciprocal evolutionary change that occurs between species or groups of species as they interact with one another is called as:
1. Character displacement
2. Coevolution
3. Competition
4. Resource partitioning
1. Character displacement
2. Coevolution
3. Competition
4. Resource partitioning
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An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch is an example of:
| 1. | Ectoparasitism | 2. | Endopararsitism |
| 3. | Commensalism | 4. | Mutualism |
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All the following relations are examples of commensalism except:
| 1. | Sea anemone and clown fish |
| 2. | Cattle egret and grazing cattle |
| 3. | Barnacles growing on the back of whale |
| 4. | Cuscuta growing on hedge plants |
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Competition | Population Interactions: Parasitism | Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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The number of correctly matched pairs from the given pairs is:
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
| I. | Flamingos visiting American lakes and resident fishes |
Commensalism |
| II. | Yucca plant and Tegeticula yuccasella, the yucca moth |
Mutualism |
| III. | Female Anopheles and humans | Parasitism |
| IV. | Lichens | Predation |
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
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Which of the following is least likely to affect the size of a population?
| 1. | Competition | 2. | Brood parasitism |
| 3. | Commensalism | 4. | Predation |
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Which of the following is/are example of commensalism?
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
| I: | The cattle egret and grazing cattle. |
| II: | Sea anemone that has stinging tentacles and the clown fish that lives among them. |
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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Which of the following examples is the least likely to represent commensalism?
| 1. | An orchid plant growing on the branches of a large tree. |
| 2. | A type of barnacle that attaches itself to the whales it finds and feeds on plankton in the surrounding water. |
| 3. | A clownfish that lives among the tentacles of a sea anemone, gaining protection from predators. |
| 4. | A tapeworm living inside the intestines of an animal host and absorbing nutrients from the host's food. |
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