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
Subtopic:  Introduction to Ecology | Organisms and its Environment |
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The niche of an organism refers to:
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.
Subtopic:  Organisms and its Environment |
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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
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Competition | Population Interactions: Predation |
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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.r2.N
3.K4.[K-N]/K

Subtopic:  Population: Logistic Growth Model |
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In an area, there are 200 carrot grass plants but only a single huge banyan tree with a large canopy.
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.

1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Population Attributes |
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Identify the correct statements:
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
Subtopic:  Life History Variations |
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Predators:
I: act as conduits for energy transfer across trophic levels
II: do not include herbivores even in broad ecological context
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I nor II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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Identify the examples of commensalism:
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
1. Only I, II and III
2. Only I, III and IV
3. Only I, II and IV
4. Only II, III and IV
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Coevolution |
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What would be true for an orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango plant?
I: It grows on mango for physical support
II: It affects mango negatively
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Consider the given two statements:
I: When resources in a habitat are unlimited, populations undergo exponential growth.
II: Resources are always unlimited for plants but never for animals.
1. I is correct; II is correct
2. I is correct; II is incorrect
3. I is incorrect; II is correct
4. I is incorrect; II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Population: Exponential Growth Model |
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