1. | when N nears the carrying capacity of the habitat |
2. | when N/K equals zero |
3. | when the death rate is greater than the birth rate |
4. | when N/K is exactly one |
An association of individuals of different species living in the same habitat and having functional interactions is known as:
1. | Ecological niche | 2. | Biotic community |
3. | Ecosystem | 4. | Population |
In which of the following interactions both partners are adversely affected?
1. | Competition | 2. | Predation |
3. | Parasitism | 4. | Mutualism |
Just as a person moves from Delhi to Shimla to escape the heat for the duration of hot summer, thousands of migratory birds from Siberia and other extremely cold northern regions move to:
1. Western Ghat
2. Meghalaya
3. Corbett National Park
4. Keoladeo National Park
A biologist studied the population of rats in a barn. He found that the average natality was 250, average mortality 240, immigration 20 and emigration 30. The net increase in population is:
1. 15
2. 05
3. zero
4. 10
According to Darwin, organic evolution is due to:
1. | Interspecific competition. |
2. | Competition within closely related species. |
3. | Reduced feeding efficiency in one species due to the presence of interfering species. |
4. | Intraspecific competition. |
I. | Burrowing in soil to escape high temperature |
II. | Losing heat rapidly from the body during high temperature |
III. | Bask in the sun when the temperature is low |
IV. | Insulating body due to the thick fatty dermis |
1. | (I) and (III) | 2. | (II) and (IV) |
3. | (I) and (II) | 4. | (III) and (IV) |
What type of human population is represented by the following age pyramid?
1. | Human foetus developing inside the uterus draws nourishment from the mother |
2. | Head louse living on the human scalp as well as laying eggs on human hair |
3. | The cuckoo (koel) lays its eggs in a crow's nest |
4. | The female Anopheles bites and sucks blood from humans |
Study the four statements (a–d) given below and select the two correct ones out of them:
a: | A lion eating a deer and a sparrow feeding on grain are ecologically similar in being consumers |
b: | Predator starfish Pisaster helps in maintaining species diversity of some invertebrates |
c: | Predators ultimately lead to the extinction of prey species |
d: | Production of chemicals such as nicotine and strychnine by plants is metabolic disorder |
The two correct statements are:
1. a and d
2. a and b
3. b and c
4. c and d