At which level of the biological organisation does the study of ecology typically start?
1. Organism 2. Population
3. Biological community 4. Ecosystem

Subtopic:  Introduction to Ecology | Organisms and its Environment |
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If a new habitat is just being colonised, which of the following may contribute most to the population growth rates?
1. Mortality 2. Emigration
3. Natality 4. Immigration
Subtopic:  Population Characters: Natality & Mortality |
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Which of the following animals pollinate a fig tree?
1. Honeybee
2. Wasp
3. Bird
4. Moth

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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All species have evolved to adopt the most effective reproductive strategy for themselves. For example, pelagic fish produce:
1. a large number of small-sized offspring 
2. a small number of small-sized offspring
3. a large number of large-sized offspring
4. a small number of large-sized offspring

Subtopic:  Life History Variations |
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Consider the given two statements 

Assertion (A): The female Anopheles mosquito is not considered a parasite.
Reason (R): Only the male Anopheles mosquitoes bite and spread diseases in humans.
   
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
3. (A) is True, (R) is False. 
4. (A) is False, (R) is False. 
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Parasitism |
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How many of the given statements are true?
I: Parasites that feed on the external surface of the host organism are called ectoparasites.
II: Anopheles is an ectoparasite.
III: The life cycles of endoparasites are more complex because of their extreme specialisation.
1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Parasitism |
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Herbivores, in a broad ecological context, are not very different from:
1. predators 2. parasites
3. commensals 4. decomposers
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I: Most birds and mammals breed many times during their lifetime.
Statement II: Most birds and mammals produce a small number of large sized offspring.
 
1. Only Statement I is correct.
2. Only Statement II is correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Subtopic:  Life History Variations |
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In Mediterranean orchid, Ophrys:
I: One petal of its flower bears an uncanny resemblance to the female of the pollinator bee in size, colour and markings.
II: The orchid flower co-evolves to maintain the resemblance of its petal to the female bee.
 
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 Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Only one species benefit and the interaction is detrimental to the other species in:
I: Predation
II: Commensalism
III: Parasitism
 
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Population Dynamic |
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