Identify the correctly matched pair:
Scientist Contribution
I: Connell Competitive release
II: Gauss Competitive exclusion principle
III: MacArthur Resource partitioning
IV: Tillman Rivet popper hypothesis
 
1. Only I, II and III
2. Only I, III and IV
3. Only II, III and IV
4. I, II, III and IV

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Competition |
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The Verhulst-Pearl Logistic growth equation is correctly written as [N - population size; r - the intrinsic growth rate, K - carrying capacity of the local environment]:
1. dN/dt = rN[1- N/K]
2. dN/dt = rN[1- K/N]
3. dN/dt = rN + [1- N/K]     
4. dN/dt = rN + [1- K/N]
Subtopic:  Population: Logistic Growth Model |
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Lichens is a mutualistic symbiotic relationship between:
1. An alga and a fungus
2. An alga and a blue green alga
3. A fungus and roots of vascular plants
3. Zooxanthellae and plants
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Most common morphological defence adaption against herbivory in plants is the presence of:
1. toxic metabolites
2. thorns
3. spines
4. slime
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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Camouflage is:
1. cryptic coloration
2. aposematic coloration
3. bioluminescence
4. phenotypic plasticity
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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Which of the following will represent a higher Darwinian Fitness?
1. Low r value
2. High r value
3. Low carrying capacity
4. High carrying capacity
Subtopic:  Life History Variations |
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If N is the population density at time t, then its density at time t +1 is [B is births; I is immigration;
D is deaths; E is emigration]:
1. Nt+1 = Nt + [(B + I) – (D + E)]
2. Nt+1 = Nt + [(B + I) + (D + E)]
3. Nt+1 = Nt + [(B + I) (D + E)]
4. Nt+1 = Nt + [(B + I) / (D + E)]
Subtopic:  Population Attributes |
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Who is revered as ‘the father of ecology’ in India?
1. Gurdev Singh Khush
2. Panchanan Maheshwari
3. M. S. Swaminathan
4. Ramdeo Misra
Subtopic:  Introduction to Ecology |
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Approximately, what percent of all insects are phytophagous?
1. 1 2. 10
3. 25 4. 90
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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Consider the two statements:
I: In ecology, the term “niche” describes the role an organism plays in a community.
II: A species’ niche encompasses both the physical and environmental conditions it requires and the interactions it has with other species.
 
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:  Introduction to Ecology | Organisms and its Environment |
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