Population Interactions Competition
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Questions 9 MCQs
A high density of elephant population in an area can result in:
1. mutualism
2. Intraspecific competition
3. Interspecific completion
4. Predation on one another
According to Darwin, organic evolution is due to:
| 1. | Interspecific competition. |
| 2. | Competition within closely related species. |
| 3. | Reduced feeding efficiency in one species due to the presence of interfering species. |
| 4. | Intraspecific competition. |
In which of the following interactions both partners are adversely affected?
| 1. | Competition | 2. | Predation |
| 3. | Parasitism | 4. | Mutualism |
The principle of competitive exclusion was stated by?
1. C. Darwin
2. G. F. Gause
3. MacArthur
4. Verhulst and Pearl
Match the items in Column-I with those in Column-II:
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Herbivores-Plants | (i) | Commensalism |
| (b) | Mycorrhiza-Plants | (ii) | Mutualism |
| (c) | Sheep-Cattle | (iii) | Predation |
| (d) | Orchid-Tree | (iv) | Competition |
Select the correct option from the following:
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (iv) | (ii) | (i) | (iii) |
| 2. | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 3. | (ii) | (i) | (iii) | (iv) |
| 4. | (i) | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) |
Inspite of interspecific competition in nature, which mechanism the competing species might have evolved for their survival?
| 1. | Mutualism | 2. | Predation |
| 3. | Resource partitioning | 4. | Competitive release |
| List-I (Interaction) | List-II (Species A and B) | ||
| 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 |
| Statement I: | Gause's 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually. |
| Statement II: | In general, carnivores are more adversely affected by competition than herbivores. |
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
| 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 |
Preparing Population Interactions Competition for NEET
Population Interactions Competition is a specific sub-topic that frequently appears in the NEET examination. Understanding the underlying principles and practicing targeted questions is key to mastering this concept.
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