Flowers and their insect pollinators must undergo co-evolution because:

1. Without pollinators plants may get extinct
2. Plants have to reward the pollinators
3. The relationship must be safeguarded against cheaters
4. Insects are the major pollinators of plants

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Coevolution |
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Identify the biome that is not correctly matched with its mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation:

 

Biome

Mean annual temperature [0C]

Mean annual precipitation [cm]

1.

 Desert

0 – 25

 25 – 100

2.

Temperate Forest

10 – 22

50 – 220

3.

Tropical forest

20 – 25

150 – 425

4.

Coniferous forest

0 – 15

50 – 250

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The relationship between cattle egret and grazing cattle can be best described as:

1.Mutualism2.Commensalism
3.Parasitism4.Competition

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Match plants in Column I with their Ecological adaptations in Column II and select the correct answer from the codes given:

 

Plants

 

Ecological adaptation

A.

Mangroves

P.

High-temperature optima for photosynthesis

B.

Heliophytes

Q.

Deep root systems

C.

Water hyacinth

R.

Viviparity

D.

Prosopis

S.

Inflated petiole

Codes:
 

A B C D
1. R P S Q
2. S P R Q
3. R P Q S
4. P Q R S
Subtopic:  Adaptations (OLD NCERT) |
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Autecology is the: 

1.  Relation of heterogeneous populations to their environment
2.  Relation of an individual to its environment
3.  Relation of a community to its environment
4.  Relation of a biome to its environment
Subtopic:  Introduction to Ecology |
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Biosphere is:

1.  A component in the ecosystem
2.  Composed of the plants present in the soil
3.  Life in the outer space
4.  Composed of all living organisms present on earth which interact with the physical environment
Subtopic:  Introduction to Ecology | Introduction to the Chapter |
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Salt concentration (Salinity) of the sea measured in parts per thousand is:

1. 10-15

2. 30-70

3. 0-5

4. 30-35

Subtopic:  Response of Organisms to Abiotic Factors (OLD NCERT) |
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What will happen to a well-growing herbaceous plant in the forest if it is transplanted outside the forest in a park?

1.  It will grow normally
2.  It will grow well because it is planted in the same locality
3.  It may not survive because of changes in its microclimate
4.  It grows very well because the plant gets more sunlight

Subtopic:  Response of Organisms to Abiotic Factors (OLD NCERT) | Adaptations (OLD NCERT) |
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What parameters are used for the tiger census in our country’s national parks and sanctuaries?

1. Pug marks only 2. Pugmarks and fecal pellets
3. Faecal pellets only 4. Actual headcounts
Subtopic:  Population Attributes |
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Which of the following would necessarily decrease the density of a population in a given habitat?

1. Natality> mortality 2. Immigration >emigration
3. Mortality and emigration 4. Natality and immigration
Subtopic:  Population Characters: Density |
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