Monarch butterfly escapes from predators by

(1) foul smell                     

(2) bitter taste

(3) colour combination         

(4) rough skin

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
 82%
Level 1: 80%+
AIIMS - 2011
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Which is correctly labelled with respect to the given diagram?

(1) B: Logistic curve

(2) C: Carrying capacity

(3) C: Exponential curve

(4) A: Carrying capacity

Subtopic:  Population: Exponential Growth Model | Population: Logistic Growth Model |
 81%
Level 1: 80%+
AIIMS - 2012
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Which of the following associations shows mutualism?

(1) Fig and wasp         

(2) Barnacles on whale

(3) Roundworms in human intestine

(4) Orchids on mango tree

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
 90%
Level 1: 80%+
AIIMS - 2014
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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column I Column II
A. Commensalism (i) One inhibited other unaffected
B. Parasitism (ii) One benefited other unaffected
C. Mutualism  (iii) Both are benefitted
D. Amensalism (iv) One benefitted other harmed
 
A B C D
1. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
2. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
3. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
4. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Parasitism | Population Interactions: Amensalism | Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
 87%
Level 1: 80%+
AIIMS - 2016
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The process where a population inhibits the growth of other population without affecting itself is known as 

(1) Amensalism

(2) Parasitism

(3) Mutualism

(4) Commensalism 

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Amensalism |
 77%
Level 2: 60%+
AIIMS - 2017
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Which of the following is not a factor that would limit the growth of a population?

(1) Food shortage

(2) Immigration

(3) Disease

(4) Famine

Subtopic:  Population Characters: Density |
 67%
Level 2: 60%+
AIIMS - 2017
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The graph shows two types of population growth curve. A is exponential and B is logistic.

Which one of the following growth model considered as more realistic one?

1. Exponential growth curve

2. Logistic growth curve

3. Both the growth curves

4. None of the above

Subtopic:  Population: Exponential Growth Model | Population: Logistic Growth Model |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
AIIMS - 2016
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Resemblance of one organism with its surroundings for protection and hiding is

(1) mimicry               

(2) predation

(3) adaptation           

(4) camouflage

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
 77%
Level 2: 60%+
AIIMS - 2012
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Birth rate = B Death Rate = D
Emigration = E Immigration = I

     Column-I    Column-II
A. Population is stable I.   B + I > D + E
B. Population is increasing II.  B + I = D + E
C. Population is decreasing III. B + I < D + E

IV. B + E > D + I

(1) A - II, B - I, C – III

(2) A - II, B - IV, C - III

(3) A - III, B - IV, C – I

(4) A - I, B - II, C - IV

Subtopic:  Population Characters: Density |
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Level 1: 80%+
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If the age distribution (percent individuals of a given age or age group) is plotted for population, the resulting structure is called:

(1) Survivorship curve                       

(2) Life table

(3) Age pyramid                                

(4) Logistic model

Subtopic:  Population Characters: Age Structure & Migration |
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Level 1: 80%+
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