Any attribute of the organism that enables the organism to survive and reproduce in its habitat is called as:
1. Adaptation
2. Phenotypic plasticity
3. Acclimatization
4. Norm of the reaction

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Kangaroo rat is capable of meeting all its water requirements through:
1. Storing water when available
2. Dry seeds and foliage
3. Metabolic water
4. Burrowing deep to get water

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Select the correct statements:
I. Many adaptations have evolved over a long evolutionary time and are genetically fixed.
II. Kangaroo rat has a remarkable ability to concentrate its urine.
III. In Opuntia, leaves are reduced to spines and the photosynthetic function is taken over by the flattened stems.

1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II, and III
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All the following are adaptations in desert plants to minimize water loss except:
1. Thick cuticle
2. C3 photosynthesis
3. CAM pathway
4. Sunken stomata

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A thick layer of fat, blubber, beneath the skin is found in:
1. Terrestrial mammals of colder climates
2. Aquatic mammals of colder climates
3. Terrestrial mammals of warmer climates
4. Aquatic mammals of warmer climates

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High altitude acclimatization in humans include all the following except:

1. Increased RBC production
2. Increased breathing rate
3. Increased heart rate
4. Increased binding affinity of haemoglobin
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Tribes living in high altitudes of Himalayas normally have a higher RBC count [or total haemoglobin] than people living in the plains.
Reason (R): In low atmospheric pressure of high altitudes, the hypoxic conditions lead to an increased production of RBCs by bone marrow.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A).
2. (A) is true but (R) is false.
3. (A) is false but (R) is true.
4. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A).
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Ice fish is able to thrive in Antarctic water where the temperature is always below zero.
Reason (R): They have a special haemoglobin molecule that has very high affinity for oxygen.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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.
  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
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The picture below shows the caterpillar of cinnabar moth. The ragwort plants on which the caterpillars feed contain alkaloid poisons. As they eat the leaves, the caterpillars store the poison and this is passed from caterpillar to pupa and finally to the imago/adult. The caterpillars have alternating orange and black bands down their bodies which are highly visible to other organisms. This type of adaptation is called as:

1.Cryptic colouration2.Aposematic colouration
3.Batesian mimicry4.Mullerian mimicry
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