Given below are two statements: 
Assertion (A): The cattle egrets and grazing cattles show commensalism.
Reason (R): Egrets catch those insects which are found due to cattle grazing.
 
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.

 

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Read the following statements and select the correct option.\
A: Desert lizards lack the physiological ability to deal with the high temperatures of their habitat
B: Some species are capable of burrowing into the soil to hide and escape from the above ground heat.

1. Only statement A is correct
2. Only statement B is correct
3. Both statements are correct
4. Both statements are incorrect
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You never see any cattle or goats browsing on Calotropis because
1. They produce highly poisonous cardiac glycosides
2. They have spines instead of leaves
3. They are distasteful to their herbivores
4. They are too long in heights to reach by herbivores
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Many desert plants have different adaptations to grow in arid regions. Which of the following is not an adaptation w.r.t. such plants?
1. Thick cuticle on leaf surface
2. Stomata arranged in deep pits
3. Special photosynthetic pathway called CAM
4. Broad leaves to increase photosynthetic efficiency
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Select the organism which shows the below graph for its homeostasis.

1. Humans
2. Nearly all plants
3. Mammals-
4. All birds
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Select the correct option for the given age pyramid.
1. This is stable population
2. Pre reproductive individuals are equal to post- reproductive individuals 
3. This pyramid is shown by developing or growing countries
4. In this pyramid number of females will be more than males always


 
Subtopic:  Population Characters: Age Structure & Migration |
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Read the following statements and state true (T) or false (F) for them.
A: The level of thermal tolerance of different species determine to a large extent their geographical distribution.
B: A vast majority of organisms are stenothermal.
 
      A    B   
1. T F
2. F T
3. T T
4. F F
Subtopic:  Abiotic Factors: Temperature (OLD NCERT) |
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State true (T) or false (F) for the following statements and select the correct option
A: Soil composition, grain size and aggregation determine the percolation and water holding capacity of the soil.
B:  Not all the colour components of the visible spectrum are available for marine plants living at different depths of the ocean.
 
A   B  
1. T F
2. F T
3. T T
4. F F
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The clownfish gets protection from predators with the help of sea anemone but sea anemone does not appear to derive any benefit by hosting the clownfish. This type of interaction is
1. Proto-cooperation
2. Mutualism
3. Parasitism
4. Commensalism
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Read the following statements and select the correct option.
A: Allen's rule states that mammals from colder climates generally have shorter ears and limbs to minimize heat loss.
B: Antarctic fishes can survive below 0°C.

1. Only statement A is correct
2. Only statement B is correct
3. Both statements A and B are correct 
4 Both statements A and Bare incorrect
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