| List-I (Interacting species) | List-II (Name of Interaction) | ||
| A. | A Leopard and a Lion in a Forest/grassland | I. | Competition |
| B. | A Cuckoo laying an egg in a Crow's nest | II. | Brood parasitism |
| C. | Fungi and root of a higher plant mycorrhizae | III. | Mutualism |
| D. | A cattle egret and a Cattle in a field | IV. | Commensalism |
| Options: | A | B | C | D |
| 1. | II | III | I | IV |
| 2. | I | II | III | IV |
| 3. | I | II | IV | III |
| 4. | III | IV | I | II |
If '+' sign is assigned to beneficial interaction, '–' sign to detrimental and '0' sign to neutral interaction, then the population interaction represented by '+' '–' refers to:
| 1. | mutualism | 2. | amensalism |
| 3. | commensalism | 4. | parasitism |
Consider the given two statements:
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Assertion (A): |
The female Anopheles mosquito is not considered a parasite. |
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Reason (R): |
It actually is an ectoparasite and not an endoparasite. |
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1. |
Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
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2. |
Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
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3. |
(A) is True; (R) is False |
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4. |
Both (A) and (R) are False |
| I: | is a member of Platyhelminthes. |
| II: | depends on two intermediate hosts (a snail and a fish) to complete its life cycle. |