1. | Competition | 2. | Commensalism |
3. | Mutualism | 4. | Parasitism |
Assertion (A): | Plant-animal interactions often involve co-evolution of the mutualists. |
Reason (R): | The mutually beneficial system should be safeguarded against ‘cheaters’. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not explain (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
I: | Many species of fig trees can only be pollinated by their ‘partner’ wasp species and no other species. |
II: | The female wasp does not derive any benefit from this relationship. |
I: | This exemplifies the operation of co-evolution between the bee and the flower. |
II: | All orchids offer rewards to their specific pollinators. |
Assertion (A): | Temperature is the most important ecologically relevant environmental factor. |
Reason (R): | Temperature affects the kinetics of the enzymes. |
1. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) correctly explains the (A). |
3. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain the (A). |