Q. No.Epiphytes, that are growing on the mango branch, is an explanation of which of the following?
| 1. | Predation | 2. | Amensalism |
| 3. | Commensalism | 4. | Mutualism |
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Given below are two statements :
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
| Statement I: | Fig fruit is a non-vegetarian fruit as it has enclosed fig wasps in it. |
| Statement II: | Fig wasp and fig tree exhibit mutual relationship as fig wasp completes its life cycle in fig fruit and fig fruit gets pollinated by fig wasp. |
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
| 1. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct |
| 3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct |
| 4. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect |
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Given below are two statements:
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
| Statement I: | Gause's competitive exclusion principle states that two closely related species competing for different resources cannot exist indefinitely. |
| Statement II: | According to Gause's principle, during competition, the inferior will be eliminated. This may be true if resources are limiting. |
| 1. | Both Statement I and Statement II are False. |
| 2. | Statement I is True but Statement II is False. |
| 3. | Statement I is False but Statement II is True. |
| 4. | Both Statement I and Statement II are True. |
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Given below are two statements :
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are True
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are False
3. Statement I is True but Statement II is False
4. Statement I is False but Statement II is True
| Statement I: | When the fitness of one species is significantly lower in the presence of another species, the process is defined as competition. |
| Statement II: | When fungi remain in association with living plants or animals, they are called saprophytes. |
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are True
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are False
3. Statement I is True but Statement II is False
4. Statement I is False but Statement II is True
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Competition | Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Which of the following is not an example of mutualism?
1. Lichens
2. Mycorrhizae
3. An orchid on a branch of mango plant
4. The wasp pollinating fig inflorescence
1. Lichens
2. Mycorrhizae
3. An orchid on a branch of mango plant
4. The wasp pollinating fig inflorescence
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
| Assertion (A): | The interaction, in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefitted, is known as commensalism. |
| Reason (R): | Egrets always forage close to where the cattles are grazing, otherwise it is difficult for the egrets to find the insect and catch. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Match List-I with List-II:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-III,B-II,C-I,D-IV
2. A-IV,B-I,C-II,D-III
3. A-II,B-III,C-I,D-IV
4. A-II,B-III,C-IV,D-I
| List-I | List-II | ||
| A. | Predator | I. | Ophrys |
| B. | Mutualism | II. | Pisaster |
| C. | Parasitism | III. | Female wasp and fig |
| D. | Sexual deceit | IV. | Plasmodium |
1. A-III,B-II,C-I,D-IV
2. A-IV,B-I,C-II,D-III
3. A-II,B-III,C-I,D-IV
4. A-II,B-III,C-IV,D-I
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Competition | Population Interactions: Predation | Population Interactions: Parasitism | Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Match List-I with List-II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List-I (Interaction) |
List-II (Species A and B) |
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| A. | Mutualism | I. | +(A), O(B) |
| B. | Commensalism | II. | –(A), O(B) |
| C. | Amensalism | III. | +(A), –(B) |
| D. | Parasitism | IV | +(A), +(B) |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| Options: | A | B | C | D |
| 1. | III | I | IV | II |
| 2. | IV | II | I | II |
| 3. | IV | I | II | III |
| 4. | IV | III | I | II |
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Competition | Population Interactions: Predation | Population Interactions: Parasitism | Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Match List-I with List-II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| 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 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| 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 |
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Competition | Population Interactions: Predation | Population Interactions: Parasitism | Population Interactions: Amensalism | Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Plants offer rewards to animals in the form of pollen and nectar and the animals facilitate the pollination process. This is an example of:
| 1. | Amensalism | 2. | Competition |
| 3. | Commensalism | 4. | Mutualism |
Subtopic: Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2023
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