Biosphere is:
1. | A component in the ecosystem |
2. | Composed of the plants present in the soil |
3. | Life in the outer space |
4. | Composed of all living organisms present on earth which interact with the physical environment |
1. | Its role in the ecosystem, including its interactions with other organisms. |
2. | The physical space it occupies. |
3. | Its position in the food chain. |
4. | The specific area where it lives. |
Consider the following statements:
I: | When certain exotic species are introduced into a geographical area, they become invasive because the invaded land does not have its natural predators. |
II: | Competition is best defined as a process in which the fitness of one species is significantly lower in the presence of another species. |
III: | Biological control methods adopted in agricultural pest control are based on the ability of the predator to regulate the prey population. |
Which of the above statements are true?
1. | I and II only | 2. | I and III only |
3. | II and III only | 4. | I, II, and III |
The sum of the environmental factors that tend to restrict the biotic potential of an organism is called environmental resistance. In the logistic growth equation dN/dt = rN[K-N/K], the environmental resistance is represented by:
1. | r | 2. | N |
3. | K | 4. | [K-N]/K |
I. | The ecological role of the banyan tree in this community is negligible when compared to that of carrot grass. |
II. | In this community, the percent cover or biomass is a more meaningful measure of the population size. |
I: | Pacific salmon and bamboo breed many times during their lifetimes. |
II: | Birds and mammals breed many times during their lifetimes and produce a small number of large-sized offspring. |
III: | Oysters and pelagic fishes produce a large number of small-sized offspring. |
1. | Only I and II | 2. | Only I and III |
3. | Only II and III | 4. | I, II and III |
I: | act as conduits for energy transfer across trophic levels |
II: | do not include herbivores even in broad ecological context |
I: | An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch |
II: | Barnacles growing on the back of a whale |
III: | Cuckoo laying eggs in the nests of crow |
IV: | Clown fish living among the tentacles of sea anemone |
I: | It grows on mango for physical support |
II: | It affects mango negatively |
I: | When resources in a habitat are unlimited, populations undergo exponential growth. |
II: | Resources are always unlimited for plants but never for animals. |