Predators in nature are ‘prudent’ because:

1. This keeps their own population in check
2. Prudence keeps their hunting skills up to date
3. Lack of prudence can lead to their own extinction
4. This helps in the maintenance of genetic diversity in their gene poll

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Camouflage is:

1.Cryptic coloration2.Aposematic coloration
3.Incidental coloration4.Dispersive coloration

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The monarch butterfly acquires distasteful toxin during:

1. Caterpillar stage by feeding on a poisonous weed
2. Caterpillar stage by feeding on sap of a grass
3. Adult stage by feeding on nectar of a flowering plant
4. Adult stage by feeding on latex of deadly night shade plant
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About what percent of all insects is phytophagus?

1.1 %2.25 %
3.65 %4.99 %

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The most common means of morphological defense in plants against herbivory are:

1. Spines 2. Thick cuticle
3. Thorns 4. Slime

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As a mechanism of defense against herbivory, Calotropis:
1. Has a large number of thorns
2. Secretes cardiac glycosides
3. Produces a neurotoxin, strychnine
4. Releases a hallucinogen

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Nicotine, caffeine, quinine and opium produced by plants are actually:

1. Primary metabolites needed in reproduction
2. Secondary metabolites needed for growth
3. Alkaloids that are present in seeds
4. Defenses against grazers and browsers
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Consider the given statements regarding competition amongst organisms:

I: Only related species can compete for the same resource
II: Competition occurs only when the resources are limiting

The correct statement/s is/are:

1. I alone 2. II alone
3. Both I and II 4. Neither I nor II
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In some shallow American lakes, unrelated visiting Flamingoes and resident fishes compete for the common food which is:

1. Crustaceans 2. Zooplankton
3. Cichlid fishes 4. Prawns
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A process in which the fitness of one species is significantly lower in the presence of another species, is termed as :

1. Predation 2. Parasitism
3. Competition 4. Amensalism

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