While heat gain or heat loss is the function of ________, heat production is the function of _______ of the body of an animal.
1. Volume; Surface area
2. Surface area; Volume
3. Volume; Volume
4. Surface area; Surface area

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Identify the correct statement:

1.  Eutrophic lakes contain fewer nutrients than oligotrophic lakes.
2.  Xerarch succession is a primary succession that occurs in water bodies.
3.  Most ecologists believe that most communities achieve stable, unchanging climax vegetation.
4.  A mature ecosystem has greater species richness, greater biomass, and less net productivity than a younger stage of succession.

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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): Mammals with smaller body size find thermoregulation more challenging than those with larger body size.
Reason (R): Mammals with smaller body size are ectotherms and mammals with larger body size are endotherms.
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 threat of extinction will be highest for:

1.  a very small population in an unstable environment
2.  a moderate-sized population of r strategists
3.  a large population with lots of genetic variabilities
4.  a moderate sized population in a stable environment

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Consider the given statements: 

I:  Very small animals are rarely found in the polar regions.
II:  Mammals from colder climates have shorter ears and limbs.
 
1.  Both I and II are correct and II explains I.
2.  Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I.
3.  I is correct but II is incorrect.
4.  Both I and II are incorrect.
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Under a particular set of selection pressures, organisms evolve towards the most efficient:

1.Thermoregulation2.Water conservation
3.Respiration4.Reproduction strategy

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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

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Populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, while populations and species of smaller size are found in warmer regions. This is:

1.Allen’s rule2.Hesse’s rule
3.Allee effect4.Bergman’s rule

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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

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