What type of human population is represented by the following age pyramid?
The table below gives the populations(in thousands) of ten species(A--J) in four areas (a-d) consisting of the number of habitats given within brackets against each. Study the table and answer the question as follows:
which area out of a to d shows maximum species diversity?
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. d
The population of an insect species shows an explosive increase in numbers during the rainy season followed by its disappearance at the end of the season. What does this show?
1. | S-shaped or sigmoid growth of this insect |
2. | the food plants mature and die at the end of the rainy season |
3. | Its population growth curve is of J-type |
4. | The population of its predators increases enormously |
Geometric representation of age structure is a characteristic of:
1. Biotic community
2. Population
3. Landscape
4. Ecosystem
If the mean and the median pertaining to a certain character of a population are of the same value, the following is most likely to occur:
1. a normal distribution
2. a bi-modal distribution
3. a T-shaped curve
4. a skewed curve
A high density of elephant population in an area can result in:
1. mutualism
2. Intraspecific competition
3. Interspecific completion
4. Predation on one another
Praying mantis is a good example of:
1. Mullerian mimicry
2. Warning colouration
3. Social insects
4. Camouflage
Niche overlap indicates:
1. | active cooperation between two species |
2. | two different parasites on the same host |
3. | sharing of one or more resources between the two species |
4. | mutualism between two species |
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. |
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