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
Subtopic:  Adaptations (OLD NCERT) |
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Population size of a given area or space can be determined by many ways. One of the methods called total number count is not useful for
1. Siberian cranes at Bharatpur wetlands
2. Humans living in city Delhi
3. Dense culture of bacteria in a petri dish
4. Total number of trees in a particular small area
Subtopic:  Population Attributes |
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The prickly pear cactus when introduced into Australia in the early 1920's caused havoc by . spreading rapidly into millions of hectares of rangeland because
1. The soil of invaded land was fertile for cactus.
2. It was cultivated for its economic importance
3. The invaded land did not have its natural predators
4 It was not eaten by humans but by animals only
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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Which of the following algae are found most abundantly at shallowest and greatest depth of sea water respectively?
1. Red algae and green algae 
2. Red algae and flrown algae 
3. Green algae and red algae 
4. Brown algae and red algae
Subtopic:  Abiotic Factors: Light & Water (OLD NCERT) |
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In a population interaction, any of the species is not benefited in any way. This interaction may be
1. Mutualism
2. Commensalism
3. Amensalism
4. Parasitism
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Amensalism |
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When the competing superior species is experimentally removed then the other species expands its distributional range. This is proved by
 
1. Removal of fish from sea led to dominate sea anemone
2. Removal of cattle egrets led barnacles to grow enormously
3. Removal of warblers from trees led to increase in frugivorous birds.
4. Removal of Balanus led Chathamalus to expand

 
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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A variety of chemical substances that we extract from plants on a commercial scale such as nicotine, caffeine, opium etc. are produced by them actually
1. To increase the economic value
2. To make themselves poisonous
3. As defense against grazers and browsers
4. As metabolic regulators
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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Read the following statements and select the correct option.
 
A:  Temperature plays an important role in both latitudinal and altitudinal distribution of organisms.
B: Mango is tropical and subtropical tree plant.

1. Only statement A is correct
2. Only statement B is correct
3. Both statements are correct
4. Both statements are incorrect
Subtopic:  Abiotic Factors: Temperature (OLD NCERT) |
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All of the following show predator-prey relationship, except
1. Tiger and Deer
2. Sparrow and Seeds
3. Herbivores and plants
4 Algae and fungi in lichens
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation | Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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