One mechanism that promotes co-existence rather than exclusion amongst competing species is:
1. | Periodic migration | 2. | Hibernation and aestivation |
3. | Resource partitioning | 4. | Reproductive isolation |
Which of the following is not an ectoparasite?
1. Lice on humans
2. Copepods on marine fishes
3. Mistletoe on other plants
4. Female Anopheles on humans
Cuckoos laying their eggs in the nests of crow is an example of:
1. | Ectoparasitism | 2. | Endopararsitism |
3. | Hyperparasitism | 4. | Brood parasitism |
An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch is an example of:
1. | Ectoparasitism | 2. | Endopararsitism |
3. | Commensalism | 4. | Mutualism |
All the following relations are examples of commensalism except:
1. | Sea anemone and clown fish |
2. | Cattle egret and grazing cattle |
3. | Barnacles growing on the back of whale |
4. | Cuscuta growing on hedge plants |
Lichens represent an intimate mutualistic relationship between a fungus and:
1. | an algae | 2. | a cyanobacterium |
3. | a brown alga | 4. | either 1 or 2 |
In mycorrhiza, the fungi help the plant in:
1. Synthesis of high energy carbohydrates
2. Absorption of essential nutrients from the soil
3. Nitrogen fixation
4. Biocontrol of pathogens
The fig tree is pollinated by a:
1. | Honeybee | 2. | Wasp |
3. | Bird | 4. | Moth |
To get pollinated by a bee, the Mediterranean Orchid, Ophrys, employs:
1. Sexual deceit
2. Pseudo-copulation
3. Reward in the form of nectar
4. Place for laying eggs
Not all parasitism involves feeding on the body of the host. The exception is:
1. ectoparasitism
2. endoparasitism
3. parasitoids
4. brood parasitism