High altitude acclimatization in humans include all the following except:

1. Increased RBC production
2. Increased breathing rate
3. Increased heart rate
4. Increased binding affinity of haemoglobin

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Unlike a population, an individual has:

1. Birth and death 2. Birth rate
3. Death rate 4. Sex ratio

Subtopic:  Population Attributes |
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In a pond, there were 20 lotus plants last year. If through reproduction 4 new lotus plants are added, the number of offspring per lotus per year would be:

1. 0.2 2. 0.4
3. 2.0 4. 4.0
Subtopic:  Population Attributes |
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The given age pyramid represents a:

1. Fast expanding population 2. Slowly expanding population
3. Stable population 4. Declining population
Subtopic:  Age Pyramid |
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The tiger census in our national parks and tiger reserves is often based on:
1. Pug marks
2. Cub count
3. Area allocation
4. Collar position
Subtopic:  Population Attributes |
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If a new habitat is just being colonized, which of the following is most likely to contribute to an increase in the population density?

1. Birth rate 2. Death rate
3. Immigration 4. Emigration
Subtopic:  Population Characters: Density | Population Characters: Natality & Mortality | Population Characters: Age Structure & Migration |
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When population density is plotted against time, the exponential growth curve is:

1. S shaped 2. Straight line
3. J shaped 4. Hyperbola
Subtopic:  Population: Exponential Growth Model |
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In the logistic growth equation given below, the carrying capacity is represented by:
\(\frac{\mathrm{dN}}{\mathrm{dt}}=\mathrm{rN}\left(\frac{\mathrm{K}-\mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{K}}\right)\)

1. N 2. r
3. K 4. K – N / K
Subtopic:  Population: Logistic Growth Model |
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Darwinian fitness is represented by:

1. Low r value 2. High r value
3. High K value 4. Low K value
Subtopic:  Life History Variations |
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Which of the following organisms does not breed only once in their life time?

1. Pacific salmon 2. Marsupial mice
3. Birds 4. Bamboo
Subtopic:  Life History Variations |
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